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Countdown to War

1989

78 minutes

DramaHistoryWar

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.

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Top Cast

Ian McKellen headshot

Ian McKellen

Adolf Hitler

Michael Aldridge headshot

Michael Aldridge

Neville Chamberlain

Tony Britton headshot

Tony Britton

Sir Nevile Henderson

John Woodvine headshot

John Woodvine

Joachim von Ribbentrop

Peter Vaughan headshot

Peter Vaughan

Hermann Goering

Michael Culver headshot

Michael Culver

Halifax

Anthony Bate headshot

Anthony Bate

Simon

Lee Montague headshot

Lee Montague

Hore-Belisha

Jonathan Coy headshot

Jonathan Coy

Butler

Ronnie Stevens headshot

Ronnie Stevens

Phipps

Jack Galloway headshot

Jack Galloway

MacDonald

Richard Heffer headshot

Richard Heffer

Wallace

John Elmes headshot

John Elmes

Colvin

Bernard Gallagher headshot

Bernard Gallagher

Greenwood

David Swift headshot

David Swift

Daladier

Robert Ashby headshot

Robert Ashby

Bonnet

Bernard Brown headshot

Bernard Brown

Corbin

Alex Norton headshot

Alex Norton

Stalin

Michael Cronin headshot

Michael Cronin

Molotov

James Laurenson headshot

James Laurenson

Ciano

Barrie Rutter headshot

Barrie Rutter

Mussolini

Stephen Moore headshot

Stephen Moore

Beck

Bill Stewart headshot

Bill Stewart

Lipski

John Stratton headshot

John Stratton

Hacha