The Real Story Behind Munich - The Edge of War | Netflix

Before Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain desperately sought a peaceful solution to prevent going to war with the Nazis. Dive deeper into the true story behind Munich - The Edge of War.

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret. Based Robert Harris' internationally bestselling novel, the gripping thriller is now streaming on Netflix.

Munich - The Edge of War stars George MacKay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewöhner, Ulrich Matthes and Jessica Brown Findlay.

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[martinsvoboda]

People who argue that Chamberlain bought time for Britain seem to forget he also bought time for Germany. And not only time, but also all military equipment of Czechoslovakia, which was not marginal, as 70% of former Austria-Hungary heavy industry was situated in Czech Lands, and all this industry was now forced to produce for German war effort. He also broke the last democratic country in central Europe - an important hub for refugees fleeing fascism, leading to much more civilians sent to camps. Before annexing Czech indusrtry, Hitler had no chance aganst Britain, France and Soviets. I mean he never had a chance, but there could be a fast local conflict instead of world war. Hitler gained much more than Britain with that "bought time".

[vaclavsafar]

The film is a poor attempt to justify the Munich betrayal of Czechoslovakia, an ally of both UK and France. The additional time given to the allies did not help them prepare for war, contrary to what the end credits say.

[carriew]

I thought the film was brilliant. Brilliant performances and managed to create suspense despite knowing how it was all going to turn out (at least I assume most people know the basics of WW2).

[CT--]

I liked the film as a whole, but for me as a Czech it was completely ruined by the end in which the film tries to excuse this disgusting betrayal.

[marekpuskac]

Fun fact: in Czech, Munich pact is also called “about us without us” :)

[koyxnyq]

Whether or not it's true what the end credits say, let's all at least admit that this was a very well put together film, beautiful music and superb acting by the cast

[claireleach]

Jeremy Irons was a very good Neville Chamberlain

[nitchanans]

the actor who played Hitler really scares me because of his eyes and how he portrayed this character

[annabelvnoucek]

Talking to a friend this week, she mentioned that her mother (a Jeremy Irons' fan) refused to watch the film. As a girl, she remembered her (English) parents' views of what happened at Munich. They were disgusted and called Chamberlain 'an evil man'.

[WildwoodClaire]

I enjoyed the film and appreciated that the story gave a nuanced portrayal of Neville Chamberlain rather than caricaturing him as a fool. I WOULD have appreciated if the story had given us a brief "afterward" telling what happened to Legat and von Hartmann. I imagine that von Hartmann would have eventually ended up hanging by piano wire in Plötzensee prison.

[davidgilmour]

As a proper film buff, I loved this film. It makes so many things about WW2 personal. Personal for Chamberlain, personal for the Germans and personal for everyday Brits.

[ydaedalus]

I loved this film. The music was fantastic and the characters were compelling. I found the relationship between the two men very interesting and really felt for Lena.

[artempiatkov]

At the Nuremberg trials, Keitel was asked the question: "Would Germany have attacked Czechoslovakia in 1938 if the Western powers had supported Prague?" The answer was: “Of course not. We were not strong enough from a military point of view. The goal of Munich (i.e. reaching an agreement in Munich) was to push Russia out of Europe, buy time and complete the armament of Germany.

[sbkpilot]

Loved this movie.. Jeremy Irons as usual is a masterclass of acting. The actor portraying Hitler was amazing... you can see the cold calculated narcissist in his demeanor perfectly imitating his character.

[Natuk]

Superb acting by a great cast. A very well made movie. Jannis, Jeremy and George were all fantastic. Absolutely loved this movie.

[metamorphicme]

Jeremy Irons fully restored Neville Chamberlain's legacy in that lovely performance alone in my view. History lover from South Africa 🇿🇦

[Seemsayin]

That same German officer, we saw in Inglorious Bastards, is at it again. Same demeanor, same... Ohhhh SHIT!

Great movie.

[elgritton]

I was waiting for Jeremy Irons to meet the king saying “ long live the king”

[TheUran]

It's not a bad movie at all. Although given the current situation in Europe, it's historical crap and bad message. You have to admit the mistake, then you can avoid it in the future. If you do not do this, you will repeat the same mistakes.

[ShakenVodka]

pleasantly surprised: almost everything is just like the novel, but with enough variations to maintain the suspense. It's also fun to notice that it's filled with actors from The Crown 😄😄