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The Finest Hours (1964)
116 min | Documentary, Biography, War

The Finest Hours (1964)

116 min | Documentary, Biography, War

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles with voice-overs by the listed actors for the recreated scenes.

Director

Peter Baylis

Writers

Winston Churchill (book "The Second World War") | Victor Wolfson

Producer

Jack Levin (as Jack Le Vien)

Composer

Ron Grainer

Cinematographer

Hone Glendinning

Editors

Gerry Arbeid | Oliver Cheatle | Roger Pennington | Bryan Tilling (as Brian Tilling)

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Updated Apr 29, 1964

Release date

Nov 10, 1964 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 1 win

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
George Baker Lord Randolph (voice) Lord Randolph (voice) See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Faith Brook Lady Randolph (voice) Lady Randolph (voice) See fewer	Eye of the Needle (1981)
David Healy Newsreel Commentator Newsreel Commentator See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Orson Welles Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
George Westbury Churchill as a boy (voice) Churchill as a boy (voice) See fewer	The Finest Hours (1964)
Patrick Wymark Churchill (voice) Churchill (voice) See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)