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Countdown to War

1989 ยท 1 hr 18 mins

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.

Director: Patrick Lau

Cast: Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton, John Woodvine, Peter Vaughan

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