Netflix - "Munich - The Edge of War"

[OAITW r.2.0]

I watched this movie/docudrama last night. It was a powerful story about Neville Chamberlain's decision to seek peace and capitulation with Hitler when he signed a treaty to allow Germany to annex Czechoslovakia in 1938.

Jeremy Iron was superb in his acting role of Neville Chamberlain.....he captured the essence of the British PM in this moment. There was a parallel storyline of 2 young friends - 1 German and 1 Brit - who knew Hitler's true intentions and had the document that laid out Hitler's plan for Europe.

While history has not been kind to Chamberlain's actions, a key point of this treaty was that it bought the Allies time to restart their war machines which would have been much more problematic had Chamberlain decided to draw the line with the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

One of the better historical drama's that I recommend....it was well produced and gave me new insight as to how the political events shaped the world as WW2 started to become reality.

[PortTack]

1. Bookmarking

[walkingman]

2. Reminded me of what is happening in the US these days. Good movie, loved

Jeremy Irons since Brideshead.

[mopinko]

4. i still think 'dead ringers' is the creepiest movie ever.

loved him in 'the borgias'

[walkingman]

5. Love that series also.

[Sherman A1]

3. Thanks for the reccomendation

I will check it out this week.

[GentryDixon]

6. Already in my queue.

Thanks for the insight.

[GentryDixon]

7. I watched this morning based on your recommendation.

Thank you for the review. I quite enjoyed it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Glad you liked it!

These docudramas help to add context to these historical events. I've certainly read a lot about Neville Chamberlain's role in the run up to WW2, but this movie helped in understanding the man's character and motivations..

[GentryDixon]

9. If you have Amazon Prime or MHZChoce....

An excellent series I watched it on MHZ was Weissinsee Saga. It's the history of two families from behind the Iron Curtain in 1980s East Berlin.

It was so good. German production, subtitled on MHZ, not sure about Prime, 4 seasons. I hated for it to end. 🙂

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. You might really like "Occupied"

It was about oil / Russian invasion of Norway, and how Norway reacted. I hope there is another season. I believe it is on Netflix...

[bluecollar2]

10. I think one of the interesting things I noticed was the parallel

Between what happened in Munich and what is happening today is that in Munich, Chekoslovakia wasn't part of the discussions...

Today, the Ukraine has replaced Chekoslovakia.

[nuxvomica]

12. I just watched it and it's very good

Not as dry an historical drama as one might expect. And it makes a strong point about antisemitism, as the German character goes from dismissing it's significance to realizing it's a flashing red warning sign of evil.

[appalachiablue]

13. Well done, I just watched it. Tx for posting. 'What's Past Is Prologue'

as Shakespeare wrote in The Tempest.



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