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Countdown to War
67%
Movie
1h 18m
AI Analysis
Countdown to War (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Countdown to War (1989) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~78 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Countdown to War 67% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-04-07
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 100513
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Is there an official trailer for Countdown to War?
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What is Countdown to War about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Countdown to War?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Countdown to War?
The official runtime for Countdown to War is approximately 78 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ian McKellen
Adolf Hitler
Michael Aldridge
Neville Chamberlain
Tony Britton
Sir Nevile Henderson
John Woodvine
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Peter Vaughan
Hermann Goering
Michael Culver
Halifax
Anthony Bate
Simon
Lee Montague
Hore-Belisha
Jonathan Coy
Butler
Ronnie Stevens
Phipps
- J
Jack Galloway
MacDonald
Richard Heffer
Wallace
- J
John Elmes
Colvin
Bernard Gallagher
Greenwood
- D
David Swift
Daladier
Robert Ashby
Bonnet
- B
Bernard Brown
Corbin
Alex Norton
Stalin
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