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1972

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The early life and career of one of recent history's most famous leaders - Sir Winston Churchill. Based on his own biography: 'My Early Life'. Read more

Starring	Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward, Jack Hawkins
Director	Richard Attenborough
Genres	Drama

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Young Winston

The early life and career of one of recent history's most famous leaders - Sir Winston Churchill. Based on his own biography: 'My Early Life'.

Starring	Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Anthony Hopkins, Patrick Magee, Edward Woodward, John Mills
Director	Richard Attenborough
Studio	COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	French, German
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: Greek, Dutch, Hindi, Finnish, French, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Norwegian
Released	Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 04 Apr 2006

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- Generally engaging if lumpy film which switches too frequently from action to family drama to politics to character study and is not helped by irritating directorial tricks.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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  Wonderful movie
  
  Good to see this excellent film finally out on DVD. Superb acting by Simon Ward and Robert Shaw.
  
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  - David Cooper
  - Margate, Kent
  - 12 Mar 2007 at 21:02
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  Dated but a good story
  
  It is a bit of an epic, but makes a real effort, perhaps too much of an effort, to be faithful to the book upon which it is based - 'My Early Years' by ... read more »
  
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- - heatonfan
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  - Manchester
  - 24 Sep 2009 at 18:27
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  Anthony Hopkins at his best
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 01 Dec 2008 at 21:03
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  Excellent old film. I remember how much I enjoyed it when it was first released. Seeing it again on DVD it has stood the test of time very well. Well acted and ... read more »
  
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- - Martin Dunkley
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  - 26 Aug 2008 at 17:24
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