Jeremy Irons on starring in Netflix film Munich: The Edge of War — 'I love reappraisals of history'

After reflecting on his own history and the sources of his contentment, Jeremy Irons has, in recent years, chosen to work less, and revel more in immediate pleasures. Irons was calling from his home in Oxfordshire, England, to discuss Munich — The Edge of War, and his portrayal of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Based on Robert Harris’ historical thriller, the Netflix movie follows four frantic days leading up to the 1938 Munich conference, where world leaders tried to avert war by allowing Adolf Hitler to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, which had a large German population. In Munich, Chamberlain also signed an agreement between Britain and Nazi Germany that he said would ensure “peace for our time.” “I love reappraisals of history, and Robert was very keen to try to clear the name, to a certain extent, of Chamberlain,” Irons said. “I think we do understand that Chamberlain was a man between a rock and hard place at that time.” After reflecting on his own history and the sources of his contentment, Irons has, in recent years, chosen to work less, and revel more in immediate pleasures.