Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Attenborough

Writing Credits

Winston Churchill
(based upon "My Early Life: A Roving Commission") (as The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill K.G. O.M. C.H. M.P.)
Carl Foreman
(written for the screen by)

Cast

Simon Ward
Young Winston / Sir Winston Churchill
Peter Cellier
Captain
Ronald Hines
Adjutant
Dino Shafeek
Sikh Soldier
John Mills
General Kitchener
Anne Bancroft
Lady Randolph Churchill
Russell Lewis
Winston (aged 7)
Pat Heywood
Mrs. Everest
Robert Shaw
Lord Randolph Churchill
Laurence Naismith
Lord Salisbury
William Dexter
Arthur Balfour
Basil Dignam
Joseph Chamberlain
Robert Hardy
Prep School Headmaster
John Stuart
Speaker Peel
Colin Blakely
Butcher
Noel Davis
Interviewer
Michael Audreson
Winston (aged 13)
Jack Hawkins
Mr. Welldon
Ian Holm
George Buckle
Peter Mann
Harrow Speech Room Boy
Richard Leech
Moore
Clive Morton
Dr. Roose
Robert Flemyng
Dr. Buzzard
Reginald Marsh
Prince of Wales
Patrick Magee
General Bindon Blood
Jane Seymour
Pamela Plowden
Dinsdale Landen
Capt. Weaver
Julian Holloway
Capt. Baker
Thorley Walters
Major Finn
Patrick Holt
Colonel Martin
Norman Bird
Party Chairman
Edward Woodward
Aylmer Haldane
Gerald Sim
Engineer
Ron Pember
Fireman
James Cosmo
Officer on Train
Andrew Faulds
Mounted Boer
Maurice Roëves
Brockie
James Cossins
Barnsby
John Woodvine
Howard
Norman Rossington
Dewsnap
Anthony Hopkins
Lloyd George
Pippa Steel
Clementine Hozier
Robert Harris
Speaker Gully
Edward Burnham
Henry Labouchere
Raymond Huntley
Old Officer
Jack Armstrong
Member of Parliament
Jack Arrow
Member of Parliament
Richard Beal
Boer Sentry
Alan Beaton
Member of Parliament
Hyma Beckley
Opposition MP
Ernest Blyth
Member of Parliament
Vic Chapman
Clerk of the Commons
Jimmy Charters
Member of Parliament
Jeremy Child
Austen Chamberlain
Alan Cope
Member of Parliament
Brenda Cowling
Mrs. Dewsnap
Arnold Diamond
Officer
Norman Gay
Sir Charles W. Dilke
Willoughby Gray
Gladstone
Victor Harrington
House of Commons Doorkeeper
Alan Harris
Member of Parliament
Nigel Hawthorne
Boer Sentry
Lindsay Hooper
Member of Parliament
Kevin Hudson
Jack Winston
Pat Judge
Member of Parliament
Juba Kennerley
Harrow school master
Robert Lankesheer
Sympathetic MP
Roy Lansford
Member of Parliament
Raymond Mason
Man in Theatre Gallery
George Mikell
Field Cornet
Hugh Morton
Lord Randolph Churchill's Butler
Fred Peck
Member of Parliament
Bob Raymond
Man on Stage
Tina Simmons
Harrow School Guest
Tony Snell
Member of Parliament
Byron Sotiris
Member of Parliament
Guy Standeven
Harrow School Master
Fred Stroud
Member of Parliament
John Tatham
Member of Parliament
Harry Tierney
Member of Parliament
Sanders Watney
Sir Winston
John Wilder
Member of Parliament

Produced by

Richard Attenborough
producer (uncredited)
Harold Buck
associate producer
Carl Foreman
producer
Hugh French
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Alfred Ralston

Cinematography by

Gerry Turpin
director of photography

Editing by

Kevin Connor

Casting By

Miriam Brickman

Production Design by

Donald M. Ashton
(as Don Ashton)
Geoffrey Drake

Art Direction by

John Graysmark
William Hutchinson

Costume Design by

Anthony Mendleson

Makeup Department

Biddy Chrystal
chief hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn
chief make-up
Paul Engelen
makeup artist (uncredited)
Graham Freeborn
makeup artist (uncredited)
Kay Freeborn
makeup artist (uncredited)
Robin Grantham
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Peter Robb-King
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Sidney G. Barnsby
production supervisor
Albert Becket
production manager
Cecil F. Ford
production manager (as Cecil Ford)
Michael Stanley-Evans
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William P. Cartlidge
assistant director
Terence Churcher
second assistant director (as Terry Churcher)
Brian W. Cook
second assistant director (as Brian Cook)

Art Department

Albert Blackshaw
construction manager
Tom Frewer
dressing props
Jack Heather
construction manager
Peter James
set dresser
Dave Jordan
dressing props
Bill MacLaren
construction manager (as William MacLaren)
Jack Towns
chief stand-by props
Ken Barley
plasterer (uncredited)
John Fenner
draughtsman (uncredited)
Michael Guyett
scenic painter (uncredited)
Alan Roderick-Jones
assistant art director (uncredited)
Maurice Stewart
dressing props (uncredited)
Tim Wake
carpenter (uncredited)
Arthur Wicks
standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jonathan Bates
dubbing editor
Bob Jones
dubbing mixer
Simon Kaye
unit sound recordist
Richard Langford
dubbing mixer
Tom Buchanan
boom operator (uncredited)
John Ireland
dialogue editor (uncredited)
Eddy Joseph
assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
Peter Keen
additional dubbing editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Cliff Richardson
special effects
John Richardson
special effects
Peter Hutchinson
special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Tom Howard
special photography
Charles Staffell
special photography (as C.D. Staffell)
Bob Cuff
matte painter (uncredited)

Stunts

Ken Buckle
stunts
Vic Armstrong
stunt double: Simon Ward (uncredited)
Rick Lester
stunt rider (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge
stunt rider (uncredited)
Peter Pocock
stunt rider (uncredited)
Joe Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Tommy Reeves
stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Butler
grip
George Robinson
gaffer
Ronnie Taylor
camera operator
Eddie Collins
focus puller (uncredited)
Michael Garfath
clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Maurice Gillett
supervising electrician (uncredited)
Keith Hamshere
still photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Sandler
clapper loader dailies (uncredited)
Michael Sarafian
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Maude Churchill
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

William Parnell
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Sydney Streeter
location manager
Tony Williams
location manager

Music Department

Alfred Ralston
conductor / music arranger: excerpts from the works of Sir Edward Elgar

Script and Continuity Department

Ann Skinner
continuity
Renée Glynne
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Maurice Binder
main title designed by
Ken Buckle
horse master
Julian Macintosh
researchist (as Julian Mackintosh)
Manny Michael
camp manager
Tommy Reeves
assistant horse master
Miriam Hart
production secretary to associate producer (uncredited)
King Hassan II
special assistant (uncredited)
Pat Sims
production secretary (uncredited)
Graham Wade
Locomotive Engineer (uncredited)
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