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Countdown to War

Countdown to War

1989·Movie·1h 18m

Drama, History, War, TV Movie

6.8 / 10 (4 votes)

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
Original language
English
Released
7 April 1989

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen

    Adolf Hitler

  • Michael Aldridge

    Michael Aldridge

    Neville Chamberlain

  • Tony Britton

    Tony Britton

    Sir Nevile Henderson

  • John Woodvine

    John Woodvine

    Joachim von Ribbentrop

  • Peter Vaughan

    Peter Vaughan

    Hermann Goering

  • Michael Culver

    Michael Culver

    Halifax

  • Anthony Bate

    Anthony Bate

    Simon

  • Lee Montague

    Lee Montague

    Hore-Belisha

  • Jonathan Coy

    Jonathan Coy

    Butler

  • Ronnie Stevens

    Ronnie Stevens

    Phipps

  • JG

    Jack Galloway

    MacDonald

  • Richard Heffer

    Richard Heffer

    Wallace