The young lion

Movie
German title	The young lion
Original title	Young Winston
Country of production	United States , United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1972
length	157 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Richard Attenborough
script	Carl Foreman
production	Carl Foreman
music	Alfred Ralston (music), Elton John (songs), Lebo M (vocals, leader of the choir)
camera	Gerry Turpin
cut	Tom Finan
occupation
Simon Ward : Winston Churchill Robert Shaw : Lord Randolph Churchill Anne Bancroft : Lady Jennie Churchill Russell Lewis : Winston, 7 years old Jack Hawkins : JECWelldon Ian Holm : George E. Buckle Anthony Hopkins : David Lloyd George Patrick Magee : General Bindon Blood Edward Woodward : Captain Aylmer Haldane John Mills : General Herbert Kitchener Peter Cellier : Captain 35th Sikhs Ronald Hines : Adjutant 35th Sikhs Pat Heywood : Elizabeth Ann Everest Laurence Naismith : Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Basil Dignam : Joseph Chamberlain Jeremy Child : Austen Chamberlain Robert Hardy : Headmaster

The Young Lion (Original Title: Young Winston ) is a British film from 1972 . The film is based on the book My Early Years: World Adventures in the Service of Winston Churchill . Churchill was portrayed by Simon Ward , who was relatively inexperienced at the time.

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The first half shows Churchill's unhappy school days after the death of his father, the second his services as a cavalry officer in India , Sudan and Omdurman as well as his experiences as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War , during which he was captured and released. At the age of 26, Churchill was elected to parliament ; The film also addresses this episode of his life.

Reviews

“Very neatly staged, historically reliable film adaptation of Winston Churchill's autobiography (1874–1965). A large, colorful sheet of pictures depicting the youthful adventures of the later politician and giving an insight into the life of the upper class in England at that time. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards (selection)

The production was at Academy Awards 1973 in the categories of Best Original Screenplay , Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design for the Oscar nominated. The costume design won the British Academy Film Award in the same year . The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign English Language Film .

Web links

• The young lion in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of release for The Young Lion . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2007 (PDF; test number: 45 486 DVD).
2. ↑ The young lion. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 15, 2017 .