Young Winston DVD (2007) Simon Ward, Attenborough (DIR) cert PG
Title:
Young Winston
Leading Actor:
Simon Ward
Region:
Region 2
Duration:
123 mins
Format:
DVD / Special Edition
Type:
DVD
No. of Discs:
1 disc(s)
Studio / Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Ent.
UK Release Date:
12 Feb 2007
Edition:
Special Edition

Richard Attenborough's renowned, star-studded historical biopic follows the early years of one of Britain's most beloved and controversial figures - Winston Churchill. Writer-producer Carl Foreman (High Noon, The Bridge on the River Kwai) was approached by Churchill himself, who suggested his own book, My Early Life: A Roving Commission, would make a good film. The result is a lavish and beautifully detailed drama, with Simon Ward in the lead role, detailing Churchill's service as a cavalry officer in India and the Sudan, as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War, and his election to Parliament at the age of 26. Forman and Attenborough assembled a sterling cast in support: Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Anthony Hopkins, Patrick Magee, Edward Woodward, and John Mills add weight to Attenborough's vision of the man and the myth. Please note this DVD is region 2 and will only work in the following regions Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland, Unless you have a multi-regional DVD Player.