Countdown to War

1h 18min

Drama

History

War

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.

Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Adolf Hitler
Michael Aldridge

Michael Aldridge

Neville Chamberlain
Tony Britton

Tony Britton

Sir Nevile Henderson
John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Joachim von Ribbentrop
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Hermann Goering
Lee Montague

Lee Montague

Hore-Belisha
Jack Galloway

Jack Galloway

MacDonald
David Swift

David Swift

Daladier
Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Mussolini

Release date

7th Apr 1989

Status

Released

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