Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
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- TriviaRobert Hardy (The Headmaster) portrayed Sir Winston Churchill in five television series and plays: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981), The Woman He Loved (1988), War and Remembrance (1988), Bomber Harris (1989), and Dame Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) season two, episode four, "The Sittaford Mystery".
- GoofsWhen the British artillery is laying waste to the Mahdist charge at Omdurman, several of the extras are obviously running in place so as not to accidentally be near where the explosives detonate.
- Quotes
Winston Churchill: I'm free! I'm free! I'm Winston Bloody Churchill and I'm free!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Churchill: Renegade and Turncoat (1992)
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Real life adventure
This is a movie worth seeing not because it is a well made one but because Churchill's early life was full of adventures no less than Indiana Jones; and all real! Richard Attenborough has tried to cover them all. Starting from clash with Pathans followed by charge against Sudaneese fakirs and fight against Boers. However, flash back technique has been used. So the viewers are transported from adulthood to childhood and back. This rather diminishes the impact of various events on Churchill's life and gets confusing for the viewers unfamiliar with his life history beforehand. Attenborough's depiction of this remarkable life is often quite dull and any strength in this film is due to Churchill's own writings on which the script is based rather than any effort on the part of director and adaptor writer. The director has failed to elicit thrill and suspense from various scenarios when there were numerous opportunities. Story seems to end abruptly. It should have continued to a certain phase in his career e.g. till when he assumes his duties in admirality in twenties or perhaps when he assumes prime ministership. A touch of romance and some view of his married life would have given some diversification to this movie.
Music, cinematography, costumes and makeup are fine, as is the acting and these with Churchill's own writings save this movie from declining into a very monotonous presentation.
Music, cinematography, costumes and makeup are fine, as is the acting and these with Churchill's own writings save this movie from declining into a very monotonous presentation.
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- Aug 31, 2003
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- Gross US & Canada
- $4,687,000
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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