THEME EXPLORATION

Cold War ideological conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1925 · King Vidor
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
1961 · Billy Wilder
Strike Commando
Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 · Guy Hamilton
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' satirize and explore the existential anxieties of nuclear deterrence and ideological standoff.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Fail Safe' and 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' directly confront Cold War paranoia, espionage, and the dangers of ideological conflict.