Movies and TvShows featuring "cold-war-era" theme.
Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a talented surgeon who chooses to save the life of a young boy instead of the mayor. This decision leads to a chain of events that involves a sociopathic serial killer, political corruption, and a journey through the dark and twisted depths of human nature.
Get Smart is a comedy TV show set in the 1960s. It follows the adventures of Maxwell Smart, a bumbling secret agent who works for CONTROL, a secret organization. Together with his partner Agent 99, Smart battles KAOS, an evil organization intent on world domination. With hilarious mishaps, high-tech gadgets, and clever parodies of the spy genre, Get Smart delivers laughs and excitement.
In the 1980s during the Cold War, two Soviet spies, posing as a married couple, live undercover in the U.S. as Philip and Elizabeth Jennings. They have to balance their dangerous espionage missions with the challenges of raising their two children. As tensions rise between the United States and the Soviet Union, their loyalty and commitment to their cause are tested. They must navigate double lives, conflicting identities, and intricate spy operations, all while dealing with the constant threat of exposure. The Americans is a gripping drama filled with political intrigue, suspense, and complex character dynamics.
After the Watergate scandal and Nixon's resignation, journalist David Frost secures interviews with Nixon in an attempt to salvage his reputation. As the interviews progress, Frost struggles to ask tough questions, but eventually corners Nixon on the Watergate scandal, leading to a confession. The interviews are successful, but Nixon's controversy follows him until his death.
Thirteen Days is a gripping drama that follows the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The film explores the tension and high-stakes negotiations between the United States and the USSR as they come close to the brink of nuclear war. The story is based on true events and provides a captivating look into the political and diplomatic challenges faced during this critical period of history.
A sergeant and a female soldier team up to stop a terrorist plot in West Germany. They face deception, betrayal, and danger as they race against time to prevent an assassination. With car chases, explosions, and intense suspense, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Pan Am is a drama series set in the 1960s that follows the lives of stewardesses, pilots, and other employees of Pan American Airways, a pioneering airline company known for its luxurious international flights. The show explores the personal and professional lives of the characters against the backdrop of the Cold War era and the glamour of the airline industry.
A New York City advertising executive named Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent named George Kaplan by a group of foreign spies. He is abducted and taken to a country estate, where he is interrogated and nearly killed. After escaping, Thornhill tries to prove his innocence while being pursued by the spies and the police. Along the way, he falls in love with a woman named Eve Kendall, whose allegiances he begins to question.
In the midst of the Cold War, a group of high school students in a small American town find themselves facing a Soviet invasion. Determined to protect their home and loved ones, they form a resistance movement known as the Wolverines. The teenagers must navigate the challenges of guerrilla warfare as they fight back against the occupying Soviet forces. Filled with bravery, action, and a sense of patriotism, 'Red Dawn' showcases the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Pawn Sacrifice is a gripping biographical drama that follows the life of chess champion Bobby Fischer and his rise to fame amid the intense Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. From his early years as a prodigious chess talent to his historic World Chess Championship match against Boris Spassky, Fischer's journey is plagued by paranoia and inner demons that threaten to consume him.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 1960s TV show set in the Cold War era. It follows secret agents, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who work for a secret government organization called U.N.C.L.E. They are tasked with fighting against a criminal organization known as THRUSH, which seeks world domination. The show combines action, adventure, comedy, and espionage.
The Vietnam War is a TV show that provides a detailed and in-depth exploration of the Vietnam War, covering its historical background, the political factors, the military strategies, and the impact it had on the world. The show uses authentic footage, interviews, and expert analysis to present a comprehensive view of the war.
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up. In 1954, six strangers are invited to a dinner party at Hill House, a secluded mansion in New England. They are met by the butler, Wadsworth, who gives each of them a pseudonym, with none of them knowing or being addressed by their real names. The guests - Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet - are served by Wadsworth and the maid, Yvette. During dinner, a seventh guest, Mr. Boddy, arrives. Afterwards, Wadsworth reveals the real reason they are there: Mr. Boddy has been blackmailing the other guests (as well as Wadsworth and his now-dead wife, it is later revealed) for some time now. The group is here to confront him and turn him over to the police. Mr. Boddy, however, reminds them that if he is arrested, their guilty secrets for which he has been blackmailing them will be exposed. He then gives each of the other guests different weapons as a gift (a candlestick, a dagger, a lead pipe, a revolver, a rope, and a wrench), suggesting that one of them kill Wadsworth instead to avoid exposure and humiliation. When he turns out the lights, a gunshot rings out, and when the lights are turned back on, they find Mr. Boddy apparently dead with no visible trace as to how. Wadsworth then goes on to explain that he was the one who arranged for everyone to meet at the mansion, knowing that Mr. Boddy was blackmailing them. He reveals that his late wife committed suicide as a result of Mr. Boddy's manipulations, which drove him to try and help free them from the same cycle of blackmail by bringing them all together to force a confession out of him and then turn him over to the police. Later, the cook Mrs. Ho is found dead, stabbed with the dagger, and Mr. Boddy's body disappears, only to be rediscovered dead again but with new injuries from the candlestick. Wadsworth locks the weapons in the cupboard and is about to throw the key out when a stranded motorist arrives and is locked in the lounge. Wadsworth then throws the key out onto the blacktop. Colonel Mustard proposes they split into pairs and search the house to make sure no one else is there. While they are searching, the motorist is killed with the wrench. Mustard and Scarlet find his corpse in the locked lounge and Yvette uses the revolver from the now-unlocked cupboard to break the keyhole. A police officer investigating the motorist's abandoned car arrives and comes inside to use the phone. The guests resume their search of the mansion. The electricity is then turned off. Yvette, the cop, and a singing telegram girl are subsequently murdered with the rope, lead pipe, and revolver, respectively. Wadsworth and the others regroup after he turns the electricity back on, and he reveals he knows who the murderer is. He proceeds to recreate the events of the night so far as to explain how the murders occurred. He reveals that the other five people who died with Mr. Boddy were his accomplices, who gave him vital information about the different guests. After an evangelist interrupts them, Wadsworth continues and shuts off the electricity again. In the theatrical showing, at this point audiences would then be shown one of the three following endings after Wadsworth brings the lights back up. In the home media, all three endings were included, with 'Ending A' and 'Ending B' identified as possible endings but 'Ending C' being how the events really occurred. Ending A: Yvette murdered the cook and Mr. Boddy under orders from Miss Scarlet, for whom she once worked as a call girl. Miss Scarlet then killed her along with the other murder victims. She wanted to keep her business of extortion safe and now plans to sell the other guests' secrets. She intends to shoot Wadsworth, who asserts there are no more bullets in the gun. Wadsworth then reveals himself to be an undercover FBI agent, takes the gun from Miss Scarlet and apprehends her. The evangelist is revealed to be a police chief, who arrives with police officers and federal agents. To prove that the gun was empty, Wadsworth fires it towards the ceiling. However, it still contained one bullet, and the gunshot brings down the hall chandelier right behind Colonel Mustard, narrowly missing him (again, the first time being when Yvette breaks the keyhole). Ending B: Mrs. Peacock killed all the victims to cover up her engagement of bribes from foreign powers. Mrs. Peacock holds the others at gunpoint while she escapes to her car, but she is caught by the chief (the evangelist). Wadsworth reveals he is an undercover FBI agent planted to spy on her activities as to secure her arrest. Ending C: Each murder was committed by a different person: Professor Plum killed Mr. Boddy, Mrs. Peacock killed the cook, Colonel Mustard killed the motorist (and picked out the key from Wadsworth's pocket), Mrs. White killed Yvette, and Miss Scarlet killed the cop. Mr. Green is therefore accused of killing the singing telegram girl, but Wadsworth reveals he killed her, and that he is, in fact, the real Mr. Boddy (the man Professor Plum killed was his butler). With the witnesses to each of their secret activities dead and the evidence destroyed, Mr. Boddy now plans on continuing to blackmail them all. Mr. Green suddenly pulls out a revolver and kills Mr. Boddy. He reveals himself as an undercover FBI agent who has been on Mr. Boddy's case. He brings in the chief/evangelist to arrest the others. Mr. Green then leaves, saying 'I'm gonna go home, and sleep with my wife', revealing his earlier claim of homosexuality was just part of his cover.
Deutschland is a thrilling TV show that takes place in East Germany during the Cold War. It follows the story of a young man who becomes a spy for the Stasi while navigating personal relationships and the political climate of the time.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. Garrison and his team investigate potential links to the assassination in New Orleans. Three years later, the investigation is reopened after Garrison notices inaccuracies in the Warren Commission Report. Garrison interrogates witnesses and uncovers evidence of a conspiracy involving the CIA, military-industrial complex, Cuban exiles, and the Mafia. Despite facing opposition and attacks on his character, Garrison presents evidence of multiple assassins during Clay Shaw's trial.
The Hour is a drama TV show set in a British newsroom during the 1950s Cold War era. It follows the lives of journalists as they navigate workplace romances, political thrillers, and investigative journalism.
In the 1950s, the Justice League superheroes, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and The Flash, unite to fight against supervillains and save the world from destruction during the Cold War.
A Very Secret Service is a comedy TV show set in 1960s France during the Cold War era. It follows the story of the French secret service and their humorous and satirical adventures. The show parodies the espionage genre and explores the challenges faced by the secret agents in a contemporary historical setting.
Nixon is a biographical drama film that chronicles the political career and controversial life of Richard Nixon. The movie portrays Nixon's rise to power, his involvement in the Watergate scandal, and his eventual resignation as the President of the United States. It delves into his complex personality, the controversies surrounding his presidency, and the impact of his actions on American history.