Munich - The Edge of War — Official Trailer

added: Mon, Dec 6th '21

Netflix has released the official trailer for the new WWII-era espionage thriller "Munich - The Edge of War," which is based on the international best-selling book by Robert Harris.

Starring George MacKay (1917), Jeremy Irons (House of Gucci), and Jannis Niewohner (Mute), the film is set in 1938 Germany. Hitler is preparing to invade Europe starting with the invasion and occupation of Czechoslovakia.

The Netflix drama chronicles the events surrounding the 1938 Munich Agreement, which was an emergency meeting of the main European powers. The film revolves around the secret negotiations between a young British diplomat named Hugh Legat (played by MacKay) and a young anti-Hitler German foreign officer named Paul von Hartmann (played by Niewohner) as they attempt to avert a war.

Irons is portraying UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the film, which also co-stars Jessica Brown Findlay, Sandra Huller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, and Ulrich Matthes.

German-born helmer Christian Schwochow, whose directing credits include episodes of "The Crown," directed the film, which was adapted by writer Ben Power (The Hollow Crown).

"Munich - The Edge of War" will open in select theaters throughout December but is slated to premiere on January 21st on Netflix.

synopsis:
Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain's government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?

directed by Christian Schwochow

starring George MacKay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewohner, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sandra Huller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, Erin Doherty, Anjli Mohindra, Ulrich Matthes, Alex Jennings, Anjli Mohindra, Robert Bathurst

release date December 2021 (In select theaters) and January 21, 2022 (on Netflix)