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Countdown to War

19891h 18m6.7/ 10 · TMDB · 3 votes
DramaHistoryWarTV Movie

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.

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Directed by Patrick Lau

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

Michael Culver
Michael Culver

Halifax

Anthony Bate
Anthony Bate

Simon

Lee Montague
Lee Montague

Hore-Belisha

Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy

Butler

Ronnie Stevens
Ronnie Stevens

Phipps

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Film details

Released7 Apr 1989
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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