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Countdown to War

19895.0 / 1078 min
Drama, History, War

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.

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

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Phipps

Jack Galloway

Jack Galloway

MacDonald

Richard Heffer

Richard Heffer

Wallace

John Elmes

John Elmes

Colvin

Bernard Gallagher

Bernard Gallagher

Greenwood

David Swift

David Swift

Daladier

Robert Ashby

Robert Ashby

Bonnet

Bernard Brown

Bernard Brown

Corbin

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Stalin

Michael Cronin

Michael Cronin

Molotov

James Laurenson

James Laurenson

Ciano

Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Mussolini

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

Beck

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Lipski

John Stratton

John Stratton

Hacha

Crew

Patrick Lau

Patrick Lau

Director