Composer:
Eric ClaptonCast:
Nicol Williamson (narrator), Neville Chamberlain (a.f.), Adolf Hitler (a.f.), Édouard Daladier (a.f.), Benito Mussolini (a.f.), Hermann Göring (a.f.), Charles A. Lindbergh (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Documentary account of the events leading up to the Munich Agreement of 1938 using newsreel footage (mostly Movietone) and interviews with witnesses and historians. The "leading players" are referred to by nicknames (Hitler is the godfather, Mussolini the fixer, Chamberlain the dealer, Joseph Kennedy the businessman, etc). Interrupting the narrative is a sketch in which Neville Chamberlain, played by John Cleese, is "directed" by Peter Cook in delivering his famous "peace in our time" speech at the foot of the aircraft steps at Heston. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Nicol Williamson (narrator)
UK
Neville Chamberlain (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Arch of Triumph (1948) - a.f.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) - a.f.
Deadly Decision (1954) - a.f.
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Édouard Daladier (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
Deadly Decision (1954) - a.f.
Jet Lag (2002)
Benito Mussolini (a.f.)
Italy
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - a.f.
A Special Day (1977) - a.f.
Lune froide (1991) - a.f.
Hermann Göring (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Battle Inferno (1959) - a.f.
Spitfire (1942) - a.f.
Charles A. Lindbergh (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Joseph P. Kennedy (a.f.)
USA
Joachim von Ribbentrop (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - a.f.
Verboten! (1959) - a.f.
Edvard Beneš (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Anthony Eden (a.f.)
UK
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (a.f.)
Austrian Empire
Best movies:
Jan Masaryk (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Schweik's New Adventures (1943)
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (a.f.)
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Velikij polkovoděc Georgij Žukov (1995) - a.f.
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) - a.f.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) - a.f.
John Cleese (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) (theatrical recording)
Life of Brian (1979)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV movie)
Peter Cook (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (1976) (theatrical recording)