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Munich: The Edge of War

  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain's government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?
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A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.

  • Director
    • Christian Schwochow
  • Writers
    • Ben Power
    • Robert Harris
  • Stars
    • George MacKay
    • Jannis Niewöhner
    • Jeremy Irons
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Writers
      • Ben Power
      • Robert Harris
    • Stars
      • George MacKay
      • Jannis Niewöhner
      • Jeremy Irons
    • 276User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast59

    George MacKay
    George MacKay
    • Hugh Legat
    Jannis Niewöhner
    Jannis Niewöhner
    • Paul von Hartmann
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Neville Chamberlain
    Liv Lisa Fries
    Liv Lisa Fries
    • Lenya
    Paul Flanagan
    • Foreman Frank Wright
    • (as Paul Ernest Flanagan)
    Nick Wymer
    • Maitre D'
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    • Pamela Legat
    Raphael Sowole
    Raphael Sowole
    • Cecil Syers
    Mark Lewis Jones
    Mark Lewis Jones
    • Sir Osmund Cleverly
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Sir Horace Wilson
    Ludwig Simon
    Ludwig Simon
    • Café Man Jakob
    Nellie Thalbach
    • Café Woman Charlotte
    Hannes Wegener
    Hannes Wegener
    • Captain Eric Kordt
    Sandra Hüller
    Sandra Hüller
    • Helen Winter
    Aidan Hennessey
    • Arthur Legat
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Franz Sauer
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Sir Alexander Cadogan
    Tara Nome Doyle
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    • Director
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Writers
      • Ben Power
      • Robert Harris
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    • Trivia
      Though Hartmann and Legat are fictional, Harris confirms that they are partially inspired by the diplomat Adam von Trott zu Solz and the scholar AL Rowse. The latter, who was gay, wrote about his intense platonic attachment to Trott at Oxford. Trott, though a considerably less amiable character than the fictional Hartmann, went on to join Claus von Stauffenberg's 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler. It failed and Trott was executed.
    • Goofs
      Paul and Legat meet in Munich at a Jazz club, where among the patrons are several Gestapo officers in uniform. While not technically illegal, Jazz music was severely panned by the Nazis as "degenerate music", and it would be very unlikely for a Gestapo officer to be seen in a jazz club, let alone in uniform.
    • Quotes
      • Paul von Hartman: We don't choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond.
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      Written by Sascha Bachmann and Malte Tönissen

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 21, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Múnich en vísperas de una guerra
    • Filming locations
      • Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Turbine Studios
      • Netflix
      • Turbine Studios
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 10m(130 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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