Cold War Movies

On November 24th, 1971, a man traveling under the pseudonym of Dan Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727, demanding a $200,000 ransom, before fleeing by...

Discusses the physics, effects and defense against nuclear fallout. Describes the phenomena of natural radiation and the dangers of fallout. Explains...

Anders Østergaard’s film is an investigative look at the year the Berlin Wall fell, documenting the events that took place in Hungary as...

The Rosie Kay Dance Company present a piece about the strange history and pop-cultural aftermath of CIA mind control experiments during the Cold War,...

A journey into Electronic Body Music’s iconic sound, featuring exclusive interviews with the original pioneers of the 80’s.

Project Iceworm was the code name for a top-secret United States Army program during the Cold War to build a network of mobile nuclear missile launch...

In 1968 the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 sank in the Central North Pacific. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise....

Set in an alternate Cold War America, President Keates and the First Lady are secured deep below ground after retaliatory action.

This documentary talks to women training with machine guns, to undergraduates taking courses in How to Stay Alive, to retired generals who run...

This commemorative video examines the life and political career of the late Ronald Reagan, America's 40th president. Interviews with family members...

A shocking political exposé, and an intimate ethnographic portrait of Pacific Islanders struggling for survival, dignity, and justice after...

A man named Walt who has recently completed building a fallout shelter in his home, a project initiated due to the threat of nuclear war during the...

A look at the confrontations between American and Soviet aviation over the ocean during the Cold War, through the recollections of direct...

An exploration of the reality of potential nuclear attacks on the United States with an emphasis that survival is possible. It outlines key...

Created in 1963 at the height of the Cold War, this Civil Defense training film uses a dramatic premise to show how emergency staff should manage and...

Jonathan Stavleu explores, in a stream-of-consciousness video essay, the relationship people have with water and what happens when access to it is...

A 1964 Pan American travel documentary exploring Yugoslavia's cities, landscapes, culture, and traditions. The film showcases destinations including...