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Countdown to War

Countdown to War (1989)

Movie · Released · 78 min · ★ 6.7

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.

Cast

Ian McKellenIan McKellenAdolf HitlerMichael AldridgeMichael AldridgeNeville ChamberlainTony BrittonTony BrittonSir Nevile HendersonJohn WoodvineJohn WoodvineJoachim von RibbentropPeter VaughanPeter VaughanHermann GoeringMichael CulverMichael CulverHalifaxAnthony BateAnthony BateSimonLee MontagueLee MontagueHore-BelishaJonathan CoyJonathan CoyButlerRonnie StevensRonnie StevensPhipps
Jack GallowayMacDonaldRichard HefferRichard HefferWallace
John ElmesColvinBernard GallagherBernard GallagherGreenwood
David SwiftDaladier

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