The Finest Hours

Name: The Finest Hours
Director: Peter Baylis
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1964-09-29
Rating: 6.8
Cast: George Baker, Faith Brook, David Healy, Orson Welles, George Westbury

1964 · 116 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary, War

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.

Directed by Peter Baylis · Written by Victor Wolfson

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George Baker Lord Randolph (voice)
Faith Brook Lady Randolph (voice)
David Healy Newsreel Commentator
Orson Welles Narrator (voice)
George Westbury Churchill as a boy (voice)
Patrick Wymark Churchill (voice)

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