Cold War Movies

Deals with the establishment of the Italian republic and Italy’s foreign affairs, particularly how Italy regained national sovereignty and appreciatio...

A heavily dramatized Civil Defense film that demonstrates how a public fallout shelter is supposed to function after a nuclear attack. This scenario t...

A girl and a boy meet by a chance in unaware of consequences on one day. A modern parable inspired by true events.

In 1938 an airfield was built at the northeastern-most end of America, the descent went slowly but incessantly through the Cold War. This is the story...

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

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

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...

"Our Cities Must Fight" is a civil defense film that was produced for the U.S. government to illustrate the importance of not abandoning urban centers...

The creation of the atomic bomb did not only unleash a destructive force—it transformed the imagination of the nation that made it, haunting its colle...

A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.

Training film for shelter managers. Food, water, sanitation, medical, and radiation detection systems are explained.

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

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

The film features a meeting led by Dave Taylor, the shelter manager, discussing the protocols and responsibilities for staff members involved in manag...

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...

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,...

Chile would become the first country in the world to democratically elect a Marxist president, Salvador Allende. After his arrival to the government i...

A group of people move to a half-finished building, but soon a Cold War occurs between some of them. Based on a play.

A soldier is informed that enemies are headed towards his post, only moments before they arrive.