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Countdown to 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.

Top 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

  • Michael Culver

    Michael Culver

    Halifax

  • Anthony Bate

    Anthony Bate

    Simon

  • Lee Montague

    Lee Montague

    Hore-Belisha

  • Jonathan Coy

    Jonathan Coy

    Butler

Overview

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.

Rating

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