At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
"Secrets. Betrayal. Treason."
Top Billed Cast
George MacKay
Hugh Legat
Jannis Niewöhner
Paul von Hartman
Jeremy Irons
Neville Chamberlain
Robert Bathurst
Sir Nevile Henderson
Jessica Brown Findlay
Pamela Legat
August Diehl
Franz Sauer
Sandra Hüller
Helen Winter
Alex Jennings
Sir Horace Wilson
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
M M_i_c_h_a_e_lVerified TMDB Critic
2022-01-25
It’s a bright looking setting for such a dark time in history in Munich: The Edge of war - Everything looks colourful and stylish.
Nevertheless Schwochow keeps the tension up right from the beginning. It’s a classic case of the audience knowing more than the characters. Helping with the tension is keeping the Germans speaking German.
The film has an impending doom about it. It's Titanic meets a world war with lots of people being wrong in their assurances of the future. This is fine, they're saying. The tension between the two leads Legat and von Hartmann reflects the tensions betw...
G GiovanniVerified TMDB Critic
2022-02-20
Full Analysis at Spotamovie.com **- Intro -** The lovers of negotiations, conspirators and historical dramas will enjoy the movie. The story focuses on the 1938 Munich Agreement. However, the director embraces the fictional way more than the historical one, and the film becomes an enjoyable drama enriched with some taste of a thriller. **- The Story -** In autumn 1938, Europe was on the brink of war. Hitler claimed back the territory of Sudetenland, belonging at that moment to Czechoslovakia. If Hitler invades the Czech, France and Britain must protect them. Prime Minister Chamberlain and his ...
