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Munich: The Edge of War

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Munich: The Edge of War PG-13,  2021,  2h 3m,  Biography/ History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 center 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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Sharp direction and some outstanding performances make Munich: The Edge of War a gripping historical drama, even though the ending's no secret.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Jan 27, 2022
3/4
Director Christian Schwochow has made a classy thriller and draws out strong performances from all three of his main actors. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) Jan 26, 2022
A really solid, old-fashioned, well-crafted war-spy drama. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine Jan 24, 2022
If the movie is handsome in an oak-paneled-office way, there's life in it too. You feel there's something at stake for the two young would-be heroes, as there is for the world. Go to Full Review
Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Jul 28, 2025
The biggest issue with “Munich – The Edge of War” is it seems less interested in exploring a complex, ultimately bad decision, and more interested in clumsily lionizing the man who made it. Go to Full Review
Geoffrey Macnab iNews.co.uk Jan 17, 2025
3/5
For all its subtlety and craft, Munich: The Edge of War gives us little in the way of romance or adventure. Go to Full Review
Jai Arjun Singh Firstpost Aug 27, 2024
3/5
Munich: The Edge of War is an uneven, sometimes perplexing narrative, but moreover it's a touching story about friendship, about the ways in which the personal and the political can collide. Go to Full Review
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Christian Schwochow

Director

Jessica Brown Findlay

Pamela Legat

George MacKay

Hugh Legat

Jeremy Irons

Neville Chamberlain

Liv Lisa Fries

Lenya

Jannis Niewöhner

Paul von Hartman

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Synopsis 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 center 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?
Director
Christian Schwochow
Producer
Andrew Eaton
Screenwriter
Robert Harris, Ben Power, Ben Power
Production Co
Netflix, Turbine Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Smoking|Brief Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2022
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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