Munich – The Edge of War (2021)
Secrets. Betrayal. Treason.
Director: Christian Schwochow · Writer: Ben Power
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
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Director
Christian Schwochow
Cast
George MacKay
Hugh Legat 
Jannis Niewöhner
Paul von Hartman 
Jeremy Irons
Neville Chamberlain 
Robert Bathurst
Sir Nevile Henderson 
Jessica Brown Findlay
Pamela Legat 
August Diehl
Franz Sauer 
Sandra Hüller
Helen Winter 
Alex Jennings
Sir Horace Wilson 
Ulrich Matthes
Adolf Hitler 
Liv Lisa Fries
Lena 
Abigail Cruttenden
Anne Chamberlain 
Nicholas Farrell
Sir Alexander Cadogan User Reviews (2)
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) …
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 Ger…
