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DramaHistory

Munich: The Edge of War

- Secrets. Betrayal. Treason.

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

Release Date : 2022-01-06

Language :EnglishFrenchItalianGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Turbine StudiosFremantleMediaEuston FilmsTurbine Studios

Production Country : GermanyUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

George MacKay

Character Name : Hugh Legat

Original Name : George MacKay

Gender : Male

Jannis Niewöhner

Character Name : Paul von Hartman

Original Name : Jannis Niewöhner

Gender : Male

Jeremy Irons

Character Name : Neville Chamberlain

Original Name : Jeremy Irons

Gender : Male

Robert Bathurst

Character Name : Sir Nevile Henderson

Original Name : Robert Bathurst

Gender : Male

Jessica Brown Findlay

Character Name : Pamela Legat

Original Name : Jessica Brown Findlay

Gender : Female

August Diehl

Character Name : Franz Sauer

Original Name : August Diehl

Gender : Male

Sandra Hüller

Character Name : Helen Winter

Original Name : Sandra Hüller

Gender : Female

Alex Jennings

Character Name : Sir Horace Wilson

Original Name : Alex Jennings

Gender : Male

Ulrich Matthes

Character Name : Adolf Hitler

Original Name : Ulrich Matthes

Gender : Male

Liv Lisa Fries

Character Name : Lena

Original Name : Liv Lisa Fries

Gender : Female

Abigail Cruttenden

Character Name : Anne Chamberlain

Original Name : Abigail Cruttenden

Gender : Female

Nicholas Farrell

Character Name : Sir Alexander Cadogan

Original Name : Nicholas Farrell

Gender : Male

Martin Kiefer

Character Name : Heinrich Himmler

Original Name : Martin Kiefer

Gender : Male

Mark Lewis Jones

Character Name : Sir Osmund Cleverly

Original Name : Mark Lewis Jones

Gender : Male

Anjli Mohindra

Character Name : Joan Menzies

Original Name : Anjli Mohindra

Gender : Female

Paul-Ernest Flanagan

Character Name : Foreman Frank Wright

Original Name : Paul-Ernest Flanagan

Gender : Male

Nick Wymer

Character Name : Maitre D'

Original Name : Nick Wymer

Gender : Male

Raphael Sowole

Character Name : Cecil Syers

Original Name : Raphael Sowole

Gender : Male

Ludwig Simon

Character Name : Café Man Jakob

Original Name : Ludwig Simon

Gender : Male

Nellie Thalbach

Character Name : Café Woman Charlotte

Original Name : Nellie Thalbach

Gender : Female

Hannes Wegener

Character Name : Captain Eric Kordt

Original Name : Hannes Wegener

Gender : Male

Aidan Hennessey

Character Name : Arthur Legat

Original Name : Aidan Hennessey

Gender : Male

Tara Nome Doyle

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Tara Nome Doyle

Gender : Male

Rainer Sellien

Character Name : Hans Oster

Original Name : Rainer Sellien

Gender : Male

Helen Clyro

Character Name : Miss Watson

Original Name : Helen Clyro

Gender : Male

Nicholas Shaw

Character Name : Parliamentary Aide James Berwick

Original Name : Nicholas Shaw

Gender : Male

Richard Dillane

Character Name : Colonel Menzies

Original Name : Richard Dillane

Gender : Male

Robert Bathurst

Character Name : Sir Neville Henderson

Original Name : Robert Bathurst

Gender : Male

Marcel Kowalewski

Character Name : Young Man Brauhaus Alexander

Original Name : Marcel Kowalewski

Gender : Male

Antonije Stankovic

Character Name : Young Man Bauhaus Konrad

Original Name : Antonije Stankovic

Gender : Male

Marc Limpach

Character Name : Dr. Paul Schmidt

Original Name : Marc Limpach

Gender : Male

Oscar Hoppe

Character Name : SS Officer Schubert

Original Name : Oscar Hoppe

Gender : Male

Domenico Fortunato

Character Name : Benito Mussolini

Original Name : Domenico Fortunato

Gender : Male

Stéphane Boucher

Character Name : Édouard Daladier

Original Name : Stéphane Boucher

Gender : Male

Leni Erceg

Character Name : Little Girl Inge

Original Name : Leni Erceg

Gender : Male

Margit Bendokat

Character Name : Nurse Ida

Original Name : Margit Bendokat

Gender : Female

Jean-Pascal Heynemand

Character Name : Ritz Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean-Pascal Heynemand

Gender : Male

Reviews

M

M_i_c_h_a_e_l

@M_i_c_h_a_e_l

2022-02-02

It’s a bright looking setting for such a dark time in history in Munich: The Edge of war - Everything looks colourful and stylish. Nevertheless Schwochow keeps the tension up right from the beginning. It’s a classic case of the audience knowing more than the characters. Helping with the tension is keeping the Germans speaking German. The film has an impending doom about it. It's Titanic meets a world war with lots of people being wrong in their assurances of the future. This is fine, they're saying. The tension between the two leads Legat and von Hartmann reflects the tensions between the countries yet somehow in reverse. They are trying to reconcile while their countries irrevocably turn to war. The script is good enough not just to make these two characters overly simple. McKay finds himself again being a messenger right back in the wars (after after he starred in 1917) with the world being on the verge of WWII. He just must be made of the right stuff - or at least the running stuff. Irons thrives as the miscalculating Chamberlain PM, while the film shows him to be harshly treated by history. Everyone seems anxious as if there was a war on or something. The theme of personal need versus national duty comes up as well as the sacrifices required come in opposite directions when some are sacrificing for the country and others are against it. The film serves as inspiration and a warning for future skirmishes. Viewers can be glad the filmmakers resisted the temptation of calling this Hitler’s Translator. It’s an effective international thriller since the audience know the ending and its accompanying tragedy.

G

Giovanni

@bastag

2022-02-20

Full Analysis at Spotamovie.com **- Intro -** The lovers of negotiations, conspirators and historical dramas will enjoy the movie. The story focuses on the 1938 Munich Agreement. However, the director embraces the fictional way more than the historical one, and the film becomes an enjoyable drama enriched with some taste of a thriller. **- The Story -** In autumn 1938, Europe was on the brink of war. Hitler claimed back the territory of Sudetenland, belonging at that moment to Czechoslovakia. If Hitler invades the Czech, France and Britain must protect them. Prime Minister Chamberlain and his staff have less than 24 hours to find a diplomatic solution and prevent a tragic European conflict. Behind the lines, two old friends, Hugh Legat and Paul von Hartmann weave the web to keep the peace and change the course of history. The solution seems to be a quick agreement to give back to the Germans the Sudetenland. But will it be enough? Who are Hugh and Paul? And what is behind this story and the conspiracy? - **Full analysis at https://www.spotamovie.com/munich-the-edge-of-war-movie-review-and-explanation-2021-movie/**