albert finney a winston churchill and vanessa redgrave a his wife clementine and linus roache a ralph wilgram star in a fine and pre wwii biographical look at winston churchill from his be view a a minor irritant and alarmist to his rise to the head of the royal navy and before his become prime minister . at the start and winston be a vocal opponent of the appeasement policy of the prime minister chamberlain but few pay any attention until a man with access to top secret information begin to fee him real data reveal the truth of the buildup of nazi military force which indicate a definite goal of european domination . frequently despair of ever be listen too and we see winston go into time of deep depression overwhelm by the feeling of powerlessness in a nation whose memory of wwi still horrify the populace into desire peace at nearly any cost . however and always at his side be his rock and his beloved clementine and not only console but encourage him to remember his motto to . keep buggering on . no matter what . arm with the top secret data and he begin to finally get the attention of the nation a he desperately plead with his countryman and woman to build up the vastly deplete british military just in case the demented madman and hitler and turn a lustful eye to winston . s beloved country . absorb and insightful and i wasn . t bore for a minute watch the story of this great man . s beginning and the great woman who bore with him and support him through all the frustration and aggravation of try to turn around a nation still grieve the horrendous loss of the previous war . 3 . 5 out of 5 star .