On-Air Film Review: Storm Warning in ‘Munich – The Edge of War’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 20th, 2022, reviewing a fictional film set in a real historic event, “Munich – The Edge of War,” streaming on Netflix beginning on January 21st.


Rating: 4.0/5.0

A British student named Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and a German named Paul von Hartman (Jannis Newöhner) meet at Oxford in 1932 and six years later, on the brink of war in 1938, both end up as diplomatic agents for their respective countries. They end up around the negotiations of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) and Adolf Hitler (Ulrich Matthes). Paul is working in the underground resistance against Der Fuehrer, and wants to get Legat involved, making the fate of the world in both their destinies.

“Munich – The Edge of War” streams on Netflix beginning January 21st. Featuring George MacKay, Jannie Niewöhner, Liv Lisa Fries, Jeremy Irons and Ullrich Mathes. Screenplay adapted by Ben Power. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Rated “PG-13”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air review of “Munich – The Edge of War”

Munich – The Edge of War
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Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full on-air review of “Munich – The Edge of War”