Young Winston is a 1972 British epic biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, My Early Life. The first part of the film covers Churchill's unhappy schooldays, up to the death of his father. The second half covers his service as a cavalry officer in India and the Sudan, during which he takes part in the cavalry charge at Omdurman, his experiences as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War, during which he is captured and escapes, and his election to Parliament at the age of 26.
Young Winston (1972)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Genres - Action-Adventure, Biography, Drama, War |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Jul 21, 1972 |
Run Time - 157 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
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Themes
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Boer War, British, Election, Flashback Film, Parliament, Turn Of The Century
Attributes
Narrative Location: England, India, South Africa
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Alternate Titles
A fiatal Churchill
HU
As Garras do Leão
BR
Churchills äventyrliga ungdom
SE
Den unge eventyrer
DK, NO
El Joven Winston
AR
El joven Winston
PE, ES
El león joven
MX
Gli anni dell'avventura
IT
Jaunasis Vinstonas
LT
Les griffes du lion
CA, FR
My Early Life
US
My Early Years
US
Młodość Winstona
PL
Nuori seikkailija
FI
O Jovem Leão
PT
Sensô to bôken
JP
Ta taragmena hronia enos giganta
GR
Tânărul Winston
RO
The Churchill Story
US
The Young Churchill
US
The Young Winston Churchill
US
Young Winston
AU, CA, GB, US
Τα ταραγμένα χρόνια ενός γίγαντα
GR
Младият Уинстън
BG
戦争と冒険
JP
戰爭與冒險
TW