The KGB Connections (TV 1982)

Director:

Martyn Burke

Writer:

Martyn Burke

Stars:

Harold Brown, Nikita Khrushchev, V.I. Lenin

Cast

Credited cast:
Harold Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev	...	Himself (archive footage)
V.I. Lenin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

acronym in title

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

The KGB Connections: An Investigation Into Soviet Operations in North America

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norfolk International Pictures, Rogers Cablesystems, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Scary documentary about what the Soviets were really doing in the US during the cold war

Under the radar documentary about KGB operations in the US pre-1982 is a scary little film even in retrospect, since it would seem what the Soviets were doing at the end of the 70's and start of the 80's are now being done by terrorists. Have we learned anything? Clearly not.

This is a great dense little film about what the Soviets were doing here. Its picture of spies running loose and unchecked in America is a frightening one and seems to be the reason that this film has been largely unseen for the better part of the last two decades (why advertise your mistakes?). How infiltrated were we? They talk about the Russian embassy by my house on Long Island and how it existed basically as a means of listening in on phone calls from a major aircraft manufacturing plant and New York City. Not really shocking since everyone in the area suspected it but here's the proof front and center. You don't want to be proved right about somethings. Also front and center are the stories of the soviets flooding the US with spies and attachés (we see pictures and learn their names), as well as their techniques for infiltration. The cold war maybe over but this little baby is very unsettling.