#lionheartfilmworks #militaryhistory "Countdown To War" 1989 WW2 British TV-Movie
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An excellent 1989 ITV production to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the start of WW2 in Europe. Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between the UK, France, Poland, Nazi Germany, and the U.S.S.R. from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany, caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Adolph Hitler.
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donofon101
prieš 1 mėnesį
I put the video on pause fairly early and commented. I looked it up on IMdb and found some sympathy with the reviewer who found "Countdown" to be hilariously funny. I resumed viewing. I am bowing out after a few minutes of Ribbentrop with Stalin. Leaden stagecraft. Pardon me as I slink out my seat and exit the theatre. The "Fall of Eagles" a British drama that follows the collapse of Hohenzollern Germany, Hapsburg Austria-Hungary and the Romanovs made around the same time was a triumph compared to this. Sometimes low budgets are palpable.
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donofon101
prieš 1 mėnesį
There is a trick to filming a stage play and avoiding the feel of a stage play. You wont find the trick here. I am trying to recall how far along gay rights and pride were in 1989, but this cast is quite a collection of then closeted gay men of the London stage. That's not said to be demeaning at all. Just a different bit of unintended social history running alongside a "stagey" script. Early in the pandemic I watched the two Herman Wouk "War and Remembrance" "Winds of War" mini-series that had my parents' full attention at the time. I stuck it out in spite of Robert Mitcham's refusal to "act". Mitch was very public about his contempt for acting. In any case "Winds of War" covers the same territory better, albeit through the eyes of an American in Europe
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mike frain
mike frain
prieš 5 mėnesius (redaguota)
Actually the English never had to declare war on Germany, HItler wanted to go East, not West. Everybody knew that. England and France could have mobilized while Germany went eastward. When Germany committed most of its forces to the inevitable war with Russia, England and France could wait until they are almost at Moscow to Declare war on Germany if they wanted to, better odds for success, assuming they launch a major offensive into Germany.
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Luz Algarín
prieš 1 savaitę
Thank you so much for sharing with me an infamous fragment of the Hitler's Nazi horrendous regimen, via this film.
It must have been a painful odyssey to recollect such memories and to recount them; they only echo the evilness of Hitler and his followers.
The crimes and cruelties committed against my sons and daughters, my fathers and mothers, my brothers and sisters hurt me deeply, regardless their ethnicity and nationality.
In Isaiah 2: 4, Jehovah God, the Creator and Source of life, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, promises:
"He will be judge among the nations and will settle matters in relation to many peoples. They will turn their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. The nations will no longer raise their swords against each other and learn no more to wage war."
My immediate neighbors are Jews and I am a Jehovah's Witness.
Their hearts are superior than pure gold by far. They are extremely kind.
The gentleman takes care of my trash can every Wednesday without my asking him to do so. They are lovely human beings, and they are not in need of the smallest improvement.
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CaesarInVa
prieš 3 mėnesius
I don't understand why the French insisted on "buying time". Supposedly, it was to give time to evacuate its people on the frontier....but surely French intelligence and reconnaissance would have shown that the entire bulk of Hitler's army was on the eastern frontier with Poland and that there was therefore no immediate threat of German invasion?
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KebabMusicLtd
prieš 2 mėnesius (redaguota)
Good drama but I wish they had put captions to let me know which actors represented which Governments. Being English I know all of these actors. Apart from Hitler and the German's, I had to wait until the script revealed who was who. I also found Ian McKellen's portrayal of Hitler's character as a bit too posh.
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fliegeroh
prieš 8 mėnesius
This movie is great watching if you are very familiar with the diplomatic events that led to WWII. If not, you might have to watch it more than once. The acting was superb and Ian McKellen portrays Hitler with a good understanding of the man. This is a real gem of a movie. When you think of the untold suffering, misery, destruction and death that was unleashed by the decisions of these men, the mind can barely comprehend what terrible mistakes were made. They don't make movies like these anymore. Today, it's all battle scenes and CGI.
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