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Cold War

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1998
  • 18h 40m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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Cold War (1998)
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A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in... Read allA 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

  • Stars
    • Kenneth Branagh
    • Anatoli Dobrynin
    • Robert McNamara
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    • Stars
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • Anatoli Dobrynin
      • Robert McNamara
    • 7User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Narrator
    Anatoli Dobrynin
    • Self
    Robert McNamara
    Robert McNamara
    • Self
    Vladimir Yerofeyev
    • Self
    George Elsey
    • Self
    Frank Roberts
    • Self
    Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    • Self
    Fidel Castro
    Fidel Castro
    • Self
    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Mikhail Gorbachev
    • Self
    Dmitry Sukhanov
    • Self
    Zbigniew Brzezinski
    Zbigniew Brzezinski
    • Self
    Václav Havel
    Václav Havel
    • Self
    Vladimir Kryuchkov
    • Self
    Wojciech Jaruzelski
    Wojciech Jaruzelski
    • Self
    Oleg Troyanovski
    • Self
    Anatoly Cherniayev
    • Self
    Karen Brutents
    • Self
    Anatoli Gribkov
    • Self
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    • Trivia
      The series excluded several Cold War issues and topics, including the Communist takeovers of South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in 1975, the subsequent unification of Vietnam and Vietnamese refugee crisis, the failed Communist revolution in Indonesia in 1965, China after Mao's passing, from the trial of the Gang of Four to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Bulgaria, Albania, and more details on the Dominican crisis of 1965.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: A cloud hides the sky; a nuclear shadow falls across the human future.

    • Connections
      Features Duck and Cover (1952)

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    Great overview of the events of the Cold War
    Excellent documentary series! I found this series at my local library, and it's an excellent primer for the events of the so-called "Cold War" from the beginning to the end. Contemporary footage is successfully mixed in with many interviews of still-living witnesses/participants of history, and Kenneth Branagh's voiceovers keep the viewer up to date on every crucial detail.

    If you've ever been interested in learning the real historical background behind John le Carre's and Ian Fleming's spy novels, this is the series that will bring you up to date. CNN also has a Cold War website with further information, as well as a list of books which one may wish to borrow from the library to learn still more about specific events.

    I borrowed two videos at a time and watched them in order, and I was never disappointed. If you love history as much as I do, you'll love this documentary series!
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    • Dec 10, 2002

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    • Release date
      • 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • CNN
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • German
      • Polish
      • Italian
      • Pashtu
      • Czech
      • Greek
      • Korean
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La guerra fría
    • Production companies
      • Cable News Network (CNN)
      • Jeremy Isaacs Productions Ltd.
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      18 hours 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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