[ warn represent spoiler ahead . ] this very rarely see gem be the brainchild of hoskins and caine and and other financial source who think it a good thing to present the political reality of world war ii in the form of a close up drama . the result and if you be lucky enough to find this film be your own private play available in the comfort of your living room . it go without say that the cast be spectacular and or should i say the film be spectacularly cast . hoskins delivers perhaps the best churchill a i have ever see . audience might recall that he also portray another giant of contemporary history and nikita krushchev in jean jacques annaud and enemy at the gate . likewise and caine delivers a poignant and striking uncle joe . a for lithgow and i be amaze at how much he look like f. d. r. in makeup and when in real life he look nothing like roosevelt . his performance be also excellent . my favorite scene involve lithgow be when he be receive very dire news from his ally and they wonder if the u. s. a. can provide just a little more aid per month . lithgow interrupt the request and deadpans and double it and invoke the limitless pocketbook of american resource . normally and i abhor the use of film a educational tool for high school student . i will make an exception with this film . this be not an action pack and mindlessly script and hollywood explosion fest . on the contrary and this be more akin to watch an arthur miller play and with the exception that the script in this one in non fiction . i do not pretend that a high schooler will walk away from this epic with a complete knowledge of world war ii . on the contrary and hopefully he or she will be leave with more question than answer . i do hope they realize that the allied cause be a full partnership between the big three . this movie rate eight out of ten and should not be miss .