| Countdown to War | |
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| Directed by | Patrick Lau |
| Written by | Ronald Harwood |
| Produced by | Norma Percy |
| Starring | Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Rashid Suhrawardy, Peter Vaughan, Alex Norton, David Swift, John Woodvine |
| Music by | Richard Harvey |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Language | English |
Countdown to War is a television film made in 1989 as a co-production byGranada Television andPBS. It recounts the events that occurred between 15 March 1939, when the German army commanded byAdolf Hitler invadedCzechoslovakia and created theProtectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and 3 September 1939, the date whenFrance andUnited Kingdomdeclared war on Germany. The film is divided into 5 different stages:Mussolini's study,Hitler's Chancellery,Stalin's Kremlin,Beck’s bedroom, andChamberlain's Cabinet. The script is based on private letters, diaries and records of meetings between the different leaders.[1] The film starredIan McKellen,Michael Aldridge,Alex Norton andBarrie Rutter.
Europe's most powerful leaders desperately plot their strategies, attempting to determine the next moves of both their allies and enemies. The private meetings, arguments, anguish and personal battles will change the course of history. The Second World War is about to begin.
A DVD of this film was released on 22 January 2008.[2]
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