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Young Winston
(1972)
Anne's Niche: Actress
Character: Lady Jennie Churchill
Cast and Crew
My Too Cents: I've not seen this movie, but as soon as I do, I'll add My Too Cents. You can
find this movie at just about any online video store like Amazon or WalMart.com, I just haven't gotten it yet.
Synopsis:
___Winston Churchill's
self-serving memoirs of his youthful adventures are brought to the screen by
the current master (or at least the most frequent practitioner) of the
large-scale bio-pic, Richard Attenborough. The film follows Churchill through
childhood, school, and succesful efforts win fame in the Sudan and the Boer War,
ending with his election to Parliament at the age of 26.
YOUNG WINSTON works as an action-packed adventure, with lots of rousing battle
scenes and hairsbreadth escapes, but its attempt to penetrate the motivations
of its hero is about as profound as a high school psychology text. Ward is
convincing as Churchill, and the other performances, particularly that of Shaw,
are of a high order. Attenborough's direction, in his debut feature, is fairly
accomplished and even innovative--he experimented with "flashing" techniques
here, exposing the film before shooting to get subtle color tints. Well-paced,
but still very long at almost two and a half hours.
(TV Guide)
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