Synopsis
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
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Cast
- George MacKayHugh Legat
- Jannis NiewöhnerPaul von Hartman
- Jeremy IronsNeville Chamberlain
- Robert BathurstSir Nevile Henderson
- Jessica Brown FindlayPamela Legat
- August DiehlFranz Sauer
- Sandra HüllerHelen Winter
- Alex JenningsSir Horace Wilson
- Ulrich MatthesAdolf Hitler
- Liv Lisa FriesLena
Recommendations
- 63
Washington Post
A mixture of well-researched historical fact and pure fiction, “Munich: The Edge of War” is a smart and entertaining thriller that suffers from just one thing: We all know how it ends. - 60
Variety
Immersively crafted but never emotionally involving. - 60
The Guardian
An ingenious, elegant counterfactual drama. - 60
Empire
An enjoyable World War II spy flick, Munich: The Edge Of War scores with strong performances and filmmaking craft, but is let down by a lack of dramatic heft. A Father’s Day watch in waiting. - 60
Time Out
There’s something deeply moving, almost tragic, about a good man being slowly enveloped by the dark times around him. Munich captures it nicely. - 60
The Telegraph
In place of depth, MacKay and Niewöhner invest Legat and Hartmann’s relationship with a watchable if uncomplicated friction, but it’s when the Führer himself first appears, more than half an hour into the film, that things really start to cook. - 60
Little White Lies
Director Christian Schwochow’s staging is unostentatious to the point of coming across as pedestrian, but the film is ultimately engaging thanks to the dilemmas wrestled with by the script. - 60
The Irish Times
Ironically, the project’s occasional attempts to pass itself off as a political thriller slow the material down. The run time doesn’t help. A worthwhile historical curio, nonetheless.
