The period film is one of the strong points of Netflix. The platform has a large number of series and films of this genre which are very popular among the subscribers of the service. That’s why it’s no surprise that recently war drama premiered a few days ago is already among the top most watched positions.
Is about Munich before the war, a film set in World War II, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Harris, published in 2017.
The plot takes place in 1938, at the beginning World War II. From Germany, Hitler prepared to invade Czechoslovakia, while the British government tried to find a peaceful solution to the impending conflict. Here the characters of two officials come into play, one British and one German, who travel to Munich to attend an Emergency Conference. As negotiations are about to begin, the two young men will try to uncover Hitler’s secret plan to take Europe by force.
Even though the film takes a scenario that takes place in the past with some real characters, one wonders how true and accurate it is events narrated in the film. Next, we will tell you how historical events actually develop and how they differ from Netflix sweeping titles.
Is the film based on a true story?
Munich on War Night took place on the night of the signing Munich Agreement. There is a figure Arthur Neville Chamberlain, interpreted by Jeremy Irons. However, unlike the actual former British Prime Minister, this film version of the British Conservative leader does not carry the mantle of his trademark naivety, but instead presents himself as a war-weary, compassionate leader.
A bit of history, the Munich Agreement is a series of documents signed by the heads of state of the governments of Britain, France, Italy and Germany, with the aim of ending the Sudetenland Crisis in 1938. This initiative was mediated by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, Nazi leader Hermann Göring, Prime Minister England’s Arthur Neville Chamberlain, and his French counterpart, douard Daladier. In this way, the incorporation of the Sudetes (a territory belonging to Czechoslovakia) into Germany was approved. In this way, Hitler promised not to attack the east.
Of course he didn’t keep his word, and almost six months after signing the treaty, he invaded Czechoslovakia, followed by Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and other European countries. Due to its inability to prevent war, it is often regarded by historians as one of the most dangerous diplomatic deals in history.
What really happened to Chamberlain during the 1938 Munich Agreement?
As mentioned above, the feature film depicts treasurer from a heroic and revisionist point of view, as a man willing to sacrifice everything to keep Britain’s peace at all costs. The truth, however, is far more ominous with Chamberlain’s figure, for thanks to his “policy of appeasement” against Hitler, the British leader was blinded by the true intentions of the Nazi dictator to advance in Europe.
Eran Hugh Legat and Paul von Hartmann personas reales?
While all of these events actually happen, despite Chamberlain’s portrayal, are interpreted in a much more empathetic way than they actually are, the fictional part comes from the hands of Hugh Legat’s character (George MacKay) and Paul von Hartmann (Jannis Niewoehner), two young diplomats who tried to stop the signing of the treaty at all costs and thus prevent Europe from going to war again.
The story revolves around a conspiracy to overthrow Hitler in 1938, but the way it happens is not the same as it appears in the film. The two protagonists of the film are completely fictional, although Hartmann is believed to have been inspired by an anti-Nazi diplomat named Adam von Trott zu Solzo.
Von Trott zu Solz was a German politician and lawyer who was part of the resistance. In 1939, he made several visits to London to persuade Lord Lothian and Lord Halifax to pressure the British Government to abandon its permissive policy towards Adolf Hitler. He joined the Nazi Party to obtain the information needed for his plan to overthrow and assassinate Hitler. He was arrested and sentenced to death on August 15, 1944.
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