Film clip (winston's escape in S. Africa)
10 ft


" " (Winston and Randolph)
15 ft


" " (Lady G.with doctors)
20 ft


Film set and battle sequence
38 ft


CU Simon Ward
44 ft


More battle sequences
50 ft


Richard Attenborough on set & general film set scenes
57 ft


Film clip(Winston in uniform)
67 ft


" "(Battle scenes)
91 ft


SV Attemborough watching shooting
92 ft


BATTLE scenes
96 ft


Cameras on set
98 ft


Film clip
111 ft


CU Ward
120 ft


GV Film set & Ward on horseback
138 ft


Film clip(Winston on hustings)
140 ft


CU Ward talking
146 ft


Film clip(Train in S.Africa)
163 ft


CU Ward talking)
164 ft


Film clip
175 ft


Film set
203 ft


Film clip(Winston & Kitchener)
215 ft


CU Ward talking
222 ft


Film set(various shots)
283 ft


CU Attenborough on set
290 ft


Film set & Attenborough
297 ft


Film set
305 ft


Film clip(Action sequence)
351 ft


CU Ward & film set
412 ft


Film clip(Omdurman)
429 ft


CU Ward & numerous stills from film
443 ft



Initials



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Background: Herewith a Featurette on Salmon Ward. Salmon Ward is a young British actor who plays young Winston Churchill in the film "YOUNG WINSTON."
"YOUNG WINSTON" also stars Robert Shaw and Anne Bancroft. The film, directed by Richard Attenborough, and produced and written by Carl Foreman, will have a Royal Premiere on October 10 at the Columbia I and II theatres. I think both you and your viewers will find the Featurete extremely interesting.

SYNOPSIS: Carl Foreman talking of casting of Simon Ward as young Winston
Simon Ward talking about
getting the part
Attenborough calling out instructions
Foreman talking about Ward's screen test
Ward talking about stardom(how male stars are made by circumstance as much as by acting)
Foreman talking about screen test again
Ward talking of role of young Winston
Forman talking of physioal challenge of playing the part
Ward talking also about physioal
strain involved in playing Winston
Ward talking of his identification with Churchill & his ideals and the difference for him of this type of role
Foreman praising Ward's performance
Ward talking again of physical strain and about violence in the film
Ward talking about Attenborough as a director
Foreman talking about Ward's physical bravery
Ward talking about being his own stunt-man
Talking of dangers of horseriding and of the filming of the cavalry charge at Omdurman
Foreman on same theme, telling of relief when it was all over
Ward summing up experience as six months out of his life.