Cold War: Set 1

History Documentary hosted by Kenneth Branagh, published by CNN in 1998 - English narration



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Every morning for nearly half a century, people around the world woke up and wondered if this would be the day the world would end. This was life for the millions embroiled in the Cold War, the ideological struggle between East and West for world domination.
CNN presents the most global, comprehensive critical exploration of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that divided the planet. COLD WAR is an epic story told on a human scale through the observations of more than 500 eyewitnesses, from the statesmen who determined world policy to ordinary men and women whose lives it safeguarded... or threatened. Twenty-four one-hour episodes trace the series of events, great and small, that combined to shape the modern age.
A landmark historical record, COLD WAR challenges the simplistic notion of two superpowers parrying on the edge of a nuclear precipire. More than one million feet of film shot or recovered, much of it never seen in the West, reveals the arrogance, caprice and tactical genius of world leaders Kennedy, Khruschev, Castro, Kissinger, Gorbachev and their most trusted aides; the significance of a cosmonaut and U-2 pilot, whose names were briefly household words; Potsdam, Checkpoint Charlie, "Dr. Strangelove", MAD, SALT, DMZ and the ABC's of international engagement; and the testimony of an aging generation, finally -- and probably for the only time -- on the record.
Producer, director and actor Kenneth Branagh narrates COLD WAR. Sir Jeremy Isaacs, award-winning filmmaker of "World at War", serves as Executive Producer.

Series Concept: Ted Turner ; Series Producer : Martin Smith ; A Jeremy Isaacs Production for Turner Original Productions

2)  Iron Curtain 1945-1947
The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. Churchill warns of the consequences. Stalin insists that the governments of the Soviet Union's clients states be pro-communist. Impoverished after the war, Great Britain opts out as a world power. The U.S. assumes the mantle of world leadership.
As wartime turned to peacetime, a resurgent United States enjoys economic prosperity while Europe is left to recover from the ravages of war. In the Soviet Union, Stalin has resumed his feared purges and the country is gripped by famine. Germany is forced to cede some of its eastern territory to Poland, and the Germans living in that area are expelled from their homes. Stalin begins to increase his hold on Eastern Europe, installing communist regimes, but decides to stay out of the Greek Civil War.
The United Kingdom, exhausted from the war, sees its once-powerful empire go into decline. As food shortages begin to threaten the stability of Europe, a more assertive United States begins to challenge the USSR's influence in both Turkey and Iran. Episode 2 includes interviews from Lord Annan, Sir Frank Roberts and Paul Nitze.

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
Video Bitrate: 2 214 Kbps
Video Resolution: 720x400
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 448 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 6
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 46 min 31 s
Number Of Parts: 12
Part Size: 887 MB
Source: DVD
Encoded by: DocFreak08

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