THEME EXPLORATION

US-Soviet proxy war

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima

Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin

Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925 · Dziga Vertov

Strike Commando

Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller

Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov

Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola

The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro

Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies

Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker

Casualties of War

Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma

Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène

Era notte a Roma

Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa

Frantz
2016 · François Ozon

Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford

Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols

Untitled WWI Documentary

Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson

I Was Nineteen
1968 · Konrad Wolf

Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier

Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin

Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young

Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel

Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko

El espiritu de la colmena

El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice

Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman

Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák

Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like Dr. Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket directly confront Cold War nuclear anxiety and the ideological absurdity of US-Soviet conflict.

Oliver Stone United States

His films JFK, Nixon, and Salvador directly examine American military interventions and covert operations during the Cold War and proxy conflicts.