Countdown to War

Name: Countdown to War
Director: Patrick Lau
Genre: Drama, History, War, TV Movie
Released: 1989-04-07
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton, John Woodvine, Peter Vaughan

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1989 · 78 min · Drama · History · War · TV Movie · TMDB 6.7/10

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.

Directed by Patrick Lau

Cast

Ian McKellen — Adolf Hitler
Michael Aldridge — Neville Chamberlain
Tony Britton — Sir Nevile Henderson
John Woodvine — Joachim von Ribbentrop
Peter Vaughan — Hermann Goering