Countdown to War (1989)

Directed by

Patrick Lau

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film dramatizes the diplomatic and political maneuvering among European leaders in the months leading up to World War II. It focuses on key figures like Hitler, Stalin, and Chamberlain as tensions escalate toward war.

historicaldramaticmethodicaltenseintimatesoberrestrained

What happens

Countdown to War is a television film made in 1989 as a co-production by Granada Television and PBS. It recounts the events that occurred between 15 March 1939, when the German army commanded by Adolf Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia and created the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and 3 September 1939, the date when France and United Kingdom declared war on Germany. The film is divided into 5 different stages: Mussolini's study, Hitler's Chancellery, Stalin's Kremlin, Beck’s bedroom, and Chamberlain's Cabinet. The script is based on private letters, diaries and records of meetings between the different leaders. The film starred Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Alex Norton and Barrie Rutter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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