| Description |
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Writer, Ronald Harwood. |
| Cast |
Ian McKellen, Michael Aldridge, Tony Britton. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
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Originally released on British television in 1989. |
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Based on a play by Ronald Harwood. |
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"Was the Second World War precipitated by a misunderstanding?"--Container. |
| Summary |
The inside story of the weeks that led up to World War Two, based on the private papers and records of those who took part. This unusual dramatization presents the private arguments and political maneuvers in Hitler's Chancellery, Neville Chamberlain's Cabinet, Stalin's Kremlin and Mussolini's office, as Europe's leaders struggled desperately to work out just what their rivals and their allies were up to. |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Drama.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 -- Drama.
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Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 -- Drama.
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Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940 -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Harwood, Ronald, 1934-
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Lau, Patrick.
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Percy, Norma.
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Britton, Tony.
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McKellen, Ian.
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Aldridge, Michael.
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Granada Television International.
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KOCH Vision (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
625712520693 |
| Music No. |
GRN-DV-5206 Granada Television. |
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