Underplayed Gems

True Stories: Peace in Our Time? (1988)

True Stories: Peace in Our Time? poster
Directed by
Jan Němec
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
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This documentary examines the events leading up to the 1938 Munich Agreement and its aftermath. It combines historical footage, participant accounts, and historian commentary to critique the appeasement policies of figures like Neville Chamberlain. John Cleese appears in scripted segments that mock Chamberlain's famous promise of peace.

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What happens

Mír podle Mnichovské dohody (v anglickém originále True Stories: Peace in Our Time?) byl natočen pro televizi Channel 4 k padesátému výročí podpisu Mnichovské dohody a věnuje se událostem, které uzavření smlouvy předcházely, a následkům, které neblahá dohoda přinesla. Dokumentární film je složený z dobových záběrů, vyprávění účastníků a komentářů historiků. Kriticky hodnotí chování předních zastánců politiky appeasementu, především Nevilla Chamberlaina, jehož fráze Peace for our time je ironizována v hraných vstupech Johna Cleese. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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