Posts Tagged ‘cold-war’

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Michael Rennie | Patricia Neal | Hugh Marlowe | Sam Jaffe | Billy Gray | Frances Bavier | Lock Martin | Elmer Davis | H.V. Kaltenborn | Drew Pearson | Gabriel Heatter | Holly Bane | Marshall Bradford | John Brown | John Burton
Directors: Robert Wise
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A flying saucer orbits the 1950s Earth. It lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. The lone occupant steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, a large and very powerful robot appears to save him and is able to melt tanks with the slightest bit of his power. The wounded alien orders Gort to stop his rampage and is taken to a hospital from which he escapes in order to learn more about this planet, even moving in as a boarder with an Earth family. When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy that will destroy the Earth if provoked.

The Mouse That Roared (1959)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | War
Countries: UK
Actors: Peter Sellers | Jean Seberg | William Hartnell | David Kossoff | Leo McKern | MacDonald Parke | Austin Willis | Timothy Bateson | Monte Landis | Alan Gifford | Colin Gordon | Harold Kasket | Wally Brown | Jacques Cey | Charles Clay
Directors: Jack Arnold
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The best laid plans of mice and men … A cold war satire emphasising the new emerged American Superpower’s use of foreign aid to buy friends and keep then away from the USSR’s influence. Peter Sellers, as the scheming Prime Minister of Grand Fenwick, plots with Peter Sellers, as the scheming Grand Duchess, to declare war on the USA, lose and get that foreign aid. Unfortunately, they forget to tell Peter Sellers, as Tully Bascombe, commander of their mediaeval army. This honourable man does his best for his country and through a series of unbelievable circumstances (well, this is a comedy) to win. Now, who has to give aid to whom?

White Nights (1985)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Mikhail Baryshnikov | Gregory Hines | Jerzy Skolimowski | Helen Mirren | Geraldine Page | Isabella Rossellini | John Glover | Stefan Gryff | William Hootkins | Shane Rimmer | Florence Faure | David Savile | Ian Liston | Benny Young | Hilary Drake
Directors: Taylor Hackford
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Nikolai Rochenko, a Russian ballet dancer who 8 years ago defected to the West. He is in a plane flying over Russia when all of a sudden, a malfunction forces the plane to land in Russia. The KGB tells everyone that his injuries are so severe that he has to remain confide for a while. But in reality they want him to return to them, so they bring him to his old apartment and an American, Raymond Greenwood, who himself defected to Russia several years ago, is placed there to keep an eye on him. However, Rochenko is not about to give in and is determined to escape. So with help from his former lover, he gets word to the Americans. And even Raymond is started to be disillusioned with Russia, and he has to decide if he is going to do what he was sent to do or help Rochenko.

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Timothy Hutton | Sean Penn | Pat Hingle | Joyce Van Patten | Rob Reed | Rob Newell | Karen West | Art Camacho | Annie Kozuch | Richard Dysart | Priscilla Pointer | Chris Makepeace | Dorian Harewood | Mady Kaplan | Macon McCalman
Directors: John Schlesinger
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The true story of Christopher Boyce (Hutton), a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton (Penn); it can’t last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his family.

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Sean Connery | Alec Baldwin | Scott Glenn | Sam Neill | James Earl Jones | Joss Ackland | Richard Jordan | Peter Firth | Tim Curry | Courtney B. Vance | Stellan Skarsgård | Jeffrey Jones | Timothy Carhart | Larry Ferguson | Fred Dalton Thompson
Directors: John McTiernan
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Based on the Best Selling novel by Tom Clancy this film tells the story of Captain Marko Ramius, the skipper of the Soviet Union’s newest nuclear sub. Jack Ryan of the CIA gets involved in a tense, tangled hunt for this sub, when Ramius defects, taking the “Red October” with him. The story is an action packed techno-thriller.

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Canada | Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Harrison Ford | Sam Spruell | Peter Stebbings | Christian Camargo | Roman Podhora | Sam Redford | Steve Nicolson | Liam Neeson | Ravil Issyanov | Tim Woodward | Lex Shrapnel | Shaun Benson | Kristen Holden-Reid | Dmitry Chepovetsky | Christopher Redman | Tygh Runyan
Directors: Kathryn Bigelow
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The story of USSR’s first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine’s crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

Lord of War (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Nicolas Cage | Bridget Moynahan | Jared Leto | Shake Tukhmanyan | Jean-Pierre Nshanian | Jared Burke | Eric Uys | David Shumbris | Stewart Morgan | Jasper Lenz | Kobus Marx | Stephan De Abreu | Jeremy Crutchley | Ian Holm | Tanya Finch
Directors: Andrew Niccol
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This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. The film also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined federal agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.

Thirteen Days (2000)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Kevin Costner | Bruce Greenwood | Steven Culp | Dylan Baker | Michael Fairman | Henry Strozier | Frank Wood | Kevin Conway | Tim Kelleher | Len Cariou | Bill Smitrovich | Dakin Matthews | Madison Mason | Christopher Lawford | Ed Lauter
Directors: Roger Donaldson
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In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons have the capability of wiping out most of the Eastern and Southern United States in minutes if they become operational. President John F. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. Kennedy is determined to show that he is strong enough to stand up to the threat, and the Pentagon advises U.S. military strikes against Cuba—which could lead the way to another U.S. invasion of the island. However, Kennedy is reluctant to follow through, because a U.S. invasion could cause the Soviets to retaliate in Europe. A nuclear showdown appears to be almost inevitable. Can it be prevented?

The Iron Giant (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Jennifer Aniston | Harry Connick Jr. | Vin Diesel | James Gammon | Cloris Leachman | Christopher McDonald | John Mahoney | Eli Marienthal | M. Emmet Walsh | Mary Kay Bergman | Ollie Johnston | Jack Angel | Michael Bird | Devon Cole Borisoff | Rodger Bumpass
Directors: Brad Bird
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“Iron Giant” is based upon the 1968 story,’Iron Man,’ by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices.

Top Gun (1986)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Kelly McGillis | Val Kilmer | Anthony Edwards | Tom Skerritt | Michael Ironside | John Stockwell | Barry Tubb | Rick Rossovich | Tim Robbins | Clarence Gilyard Jr. | Whip Hubley | James Tolkan | Meg Ryan | Adrian Pasdar
Directors: Tony Scott
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Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father’s death in combat that killed others due to his father’s error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted.