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Three egomaniacs in a room deciding your grandpa's fate. Riveting.
Mini Series
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65
IMDb
66
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
50
Google
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World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)

stuffy but sweatyhistory cosplaydiplomatic cage match

Latest Episode

6.097 min

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

Episode 2

Apr 20, 1994

Overview

DramaRealityWar & Politics

A 1994 war television miniseries which portrays Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin as they maneuver their countries through several of the major events of World War II - such events include the Blitz, Operation Barbarossa, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the North African Campaign, the Allied invasion of Italy, and concluding with the Tehran Conference.

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world war iifranklin delano rooseveltjoseph stalinbritish politicsminiseries

Standout Aspects

Acting

Bob Hoskins' Churchill is a wheezing bulldog of chaos

Production

TV budget pretending to be epic—bless its heart

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel smart without actually reading·Background: Fold laundry to the sound of world leaders bickering
First AiredApr 19, 1994
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Seasons1·Episodes2
NBC

Top Cast

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Harry Hopkins

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Vyacheslav Molotav

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Joseph V. Stalin

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Winston Churchill

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Corey Burton

Corey Burton

News Radio Announcer (voice)

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Trivia

This was originally titled 'The Great Alliance' until someone realized it sounded like a superhero team-up.

Cultural

Released months before Schindler's List swept the Oscars, this got buried—now it's a weird time capsule of prestige TV ambition.

YouTube

THEN THERE WERE GIANTS (1994) | Official Trailer

THEN THERE WERE GIANTS (1994) | Official Trailer

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