Public Programs

Churchill on Film
To coincide with the exhibition Churchill: The Power of Words, the Morgan is screening two dramas and one documentary on this legendary statesman, exploring both his public and private life.

Young Winston
(1972, 157 minutes)
Director: Richard Attenborough
This historical drama is an account of the early life of Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his election to Parliament at the age of twenty-six. Based on Churchill's book My Early Life: A Roving Commission, it also stars Robert Shaw (Lord Randolph Churchill), John Mills (Lord Kitchener), Anthony Hopkins (David Lloyd George), and Anne Bancroft (Churchill's mother).
Friday, July 27, 2012, 7 p.m.

Exhibition-related films are free with museum admission. Tickets are available at the Admissions Desk on the day of the screening. Advance reservations for Morgan Members only: 212.685.0008, ext. 560, or tickets@themorgan.org.

Please call (212) 685-0008 ext. 560 or e-mail for information.