Munich, or Peace in Our Time (1967)

8.0/10 • 172 min • Documentary

Overview

A television documentary directed by Marcel Ophüls examining the Munich Conference of September 28, 1938, when European leaders met to avert the outbreak of war. Through archival documents and interviews, the film reconstructs the political atmosphere surrounding negotiations between Britain and France on one side and Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on the other, situating the agreement within the broader context of European appeasement in the face of fascism.

Cast

Édouard Daladier

Jacques Duclos

Anthony Eden

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