Munich: The Edge of War

2021
PG-13
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

37K

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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.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

37K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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
When in Munich, Paul is clearly paranoid about not being heard or seen with Hugh, yet they both speak publicly, in German, about stopping Hitler's plans right next to a table of German military members. He even makes himself noticeable by borrowing their newspaper, yet no one addresses nor questions his actions.

Quotes
Paul von Hartman: We don't choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond.

Soundtracks
Fruitie Patootie
Written by Sascha Bachmann and Malte Tönissen

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7/10

Good acting, interesting story.

Munich: The Edge of War is an entertaining movie to watch. Just don't get mislead by the title though. It's not really a war movie, more of a drama. You won't see any shooting or killing, just political conversations about going to war or not. Sounds boring but it isn't. It's an interesting story based on a novel, certainly not accurate to what really happened, something we will never really know. The cast was excellent, good acting from all of them. Nice cinematography as well, it's all quality. Just don't expect action because there isn't any.