David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
这是一部典型的剧情推动电影，背景较为特殊，是根据历史小说改编，对其真实性的认可，是观众观看电影的思想基础。整个影片制作水准较高，故事的节奏把握得很好，紧张而流畅。尽管大家对这段二战历史史实都已经知道，但对影片所描述的故事：剧中主人公为阻止二战爆发而做出的努力，大家并不是很清楚，这也是大家的兴趣点所在。
浸入影片制造的气氛并融汇对历史的认知，大致能体会到:经历了“不久前”的两次世界大战，整个欧洲与我们一样满目疮痍、哀鸿遍野，如坠地狱般的记忆使得今天的欧洲人对战争高度警惕，宁可生活窘迫一些，宁可看上去很傻，也要全力推动自己的政府阻止他们认为非正义的一方。
卡司不负我望 这种半架空的剧情知道历史就知道结局了 所以比较弱也可以理解
剧情貌似对绥靖有很多合理化解释，虽说这是出于大历史的无奈。回味了一下，竟觉得和"Don't Look Up"异曲同工：声嘶力竭想说希特勒野心不止于此，却无人理会。
历史框架内的虚构看得人心累，毕竟不能像无耻混蛋那样把希特勒炸上天。
三星半 拍历史的部分其实普普通通 大概这段历史大家都学过又有原著所以导演无法更进一步描写 但选角真的很合适 架不住两个主演之间的化学反应 那时年少 你梦见夏天 和我在深蓝色的夜里起舞 后来明白再热烈的爱恨也不过时代里的一粒沙 两个人年轻人的选择和家国情怀比历史部分鲜活多了
片子本身的素质不错，挺加分的，铁叔还是稳
决定人类历史走向的风云时刻，两位高材生想要逆天改命，但最终无法阻挡历史的车轮滚滚向前。深洗张伯伦的影片，我基本上快信了他的曲线救国哈哈，这和我学的历史书不太一样呦~
中规中矩的历史片，如果不是剧情过于戏剧化让人出戏，几乎可以算得上很有质感了。对绥靖政策的放在当时历史背景下的解读不错，但是张伯伦试图赢得战备时间就纯粹是小说原著的无力解释了，毕竟德国才是充分利用时间完成战备的那一方。
有种看星战3的感觉，它提供了一种截然不同于生活的逻辑，命运板上钉钉，越走远一步，离死亡便越近
过程还是很刺激的。
这没想到这么烂，再精美的服化道也掩盖不了剧本的弱智，不知道是原著小说的弱还是改编的弱，种种不符基本逻辑、违背常识的弱智场景看得让人尴尬要死（您干嘛不再喊大声点“我要刺杀希特勒”），“夏洛特小姐”和老戏骨们也救不了这烂戏，俩男主角除了长得好看演技也是令人尴尬，一个面瘫一个“马景涛”。。。
历史很难被一个小人物改变，但每一个小人物改变着历史。似乎会有一个偶然，能撼动了进程，但其实，历史的车轮仍旧按照它固有悠的节奏，轰隆隆的疾驰而过，没有半分停顿。是历史选择了希特勒，也选择了张伯伦，选择了丘吉尔罗斯福和斯大林，没有他们这段人类的浩劫，也不可避免。
张伯伦已成为曲线救国的坚忍老头了，当然这是英国人的一厢情愿。
关于小人物在大时代下的命运想起了兰心大剧院，片子的真主角其实还是内维尔张伯伦这个争议人物。
战争一直都没有结束
高中时代，只是提到了张伯伦搬起石头扎了自己的脚。宏观背后微观的故事表现不错。从宏观历史讲，欧洲人的绥靖主义风行，前有《敦刻尔克》为英国的不战而退洗锅，谓之曰：保留有生力量，然后这部《慕尼黑，战争边缘》为张伯伦正名，谓之曰：牺牲个人名誉，让美国看到德国的真面目。怯战？苟且偷安的表现不过是怯战。日不落帝国还是一副胜利者的姿态，顿时搞到恶心。牺牲小国，跟当下之乌克兰没啥区别！
哎也是不知道是不是历史重现 - 2022 Jan.
感觉精髓是片尾阴天下被攥在手里的纸，真的很脆弱
张伯伦一直以绥靖政策而被作为丘吉尔的反面例子，这一部给了一些不同的视角，虽然很无力。
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