World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)

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This made-for-TV historical drama focuses on the sometimes uneasy alliances between three of the world's great leaders -- Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston Churchill (Bob Hoskins), and Joseph Stalin (Michael Caine) -- as they met in 1943 for the Tehran Conference, in which they discussed the Allied drive against Germany and the possible postwar relationship between the three nations. With all dialogue for the three principle characters drawn from transcripts and reporting of the event, Then There Were Giants was first aired as a two-part miniseries; it was later released on home video under the title World War II: When Lions Roared. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Starring:: Michael Caine, John Lithgow, (more)

Director(s):: Joseph Sargent

Format(s):: DVD
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 184 mins

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Director(s):: Joseph Sargent

Categories:: War

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	Marian S.

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A surprisingly fast-paced overview of the key events of World War II, considering the means of propelling the action forward is the ongoing communication of the "Big 3", FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. Besides being able to see the global events through the eyes of these world leaders, we are treated to personalities, trust and distrust, inferences and implications, which, despite all, forged an alliance which saved the world from Nazism. Conversations and communiques are interspersed with appropriate vintage war footage, including the not often seen theatre of Russia. Michael Caine is truly amazing as Stalin.

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