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Countdown to War

Apr 7, 1989 · 1h 18m
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Drama
History
War
TV Movie

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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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CAST

Ian McKellen
Adolf Hitler
Michael Aldridge
Neville Chamberlain
Tony Britton
Sir Nevile Henderson
John Woodvine
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Peter Vaughan
Hermann Goering
Michael Culver
Halifax
Anthony Bate
Simon
Lee Montague
Hore-Belisha
Directed by Patrick Lau

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
GB
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