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Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War

Cracks in the Wall (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In the 1960's, the baby boomers, just reaching adulthood, increasingly factor into the propaganda battle of the Cold War. Although physical barriers, most notably the Berlin Wall, keep each side isolated from the other, they can't stop ...See moreIn the 1960's, the baby boomers, just reaching adulthood, increasingly factor into the propaganda battle of the Cold War. Although physical barriers, most notably the Berlin Wall, keep each side isolated from the other, they can't stop such items such as American and British rock music from crossing over, as hard as the Communists try forging their own brand of pop rock music with political messaging. In the space race, the Soviets clearly are winning the battle, with both sides trying to do whatever in space first, until President Kennedy makes a bold move which may ultimately put the west ahead if he and the Americans can achieve his proclamation. On the ground, both sides take a major hit internally with their propaganda machines, the US with the release of photos from one of their own about a massacre of civilians in Vietnam, and the Soviet Union with their actions to the Prague Spring and what the young activists in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union do in response. In the 1970's, much of the battle returns to the realm of the cultural - most specifically sports - with the Olympics, and the Canada-Russia summit series being two such examples. But the most dramatic of these sporting battles may be the Fischer/Spassky world championship chess competition. Written by Huggo See less
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Liam O'Rinn (written by)
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Updated Nov 30, 2011

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Nov 30, 2011 (Canada)
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39 cast members
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Catherine Mercier
Elle-même - Animatrice Elle-même - Animatrice   See fewer
George Stroumboulopoulos
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Uta Poiger
Self - History Professor, University of Washington Seattle Self - History Professor, University of Washington Seattle   See fewer
Alan McDougall
Self - Associate Professor of History, University of Guelph Self - Associate Professor of History, University of Guelph   See fewer
David Welch
Self - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent Self - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent   See fewer
Kenneth Osgood
Self - Author of 'Total Cold War' Self - Author of 'Total Cold War'   See fewer
Larissa Zakharova
Self - Professor of Russian History, School for Studies in the Social Sciences Self - Professor of Russian History, School for Studies in the Social Sciences   See fewer
Margaret Peacock
Self - History Professor, University of Alabama Self - History Professor, University of Alabama   See fewer
Maxim Matusevich
Self - Professor of World History, Seaton Hall University Self - Professor of World History, Seaton Hall University   See fewer
Andreï Kozovoï
Self - Historian, Charles De Gaulle University Self - Historian, Charles De Gaulle University   See fewer
Anna Hajkova
Self - Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto Self - Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto   See fewer
Ann Komaroni
Self - Comparative Literature Professor, University of Toronto Self - Comparative Literature Professor, University of Toronto   See fewer
Irena Angeloutsa
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
Kresimir Bosiljevac
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Paul Braunstein
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Richard A. Campbell
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Caleb Cosman
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Lisa Hamalainen
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
Claudia Jurt
Ursula (voice) Ursula (voice)   See fewer
Dmitry Kazak
Actor (voice) (as Smitry Kazak) Actor (voice) (as Smitry Kazak)   See fewer
Ieva Lucs
Actress (voice) (as Leva Lucs) Actress (voice) (as Leva Lucs)   See fewer
Lucas Penar
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Aron Tager
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Vlada Verevko
Actress (voice) Actress (voice)   See fewer
David Brinkley
Self - US News Anchor (archive footage) Self - US News Anchor (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Fischer
Self - Chess Player (archive footage) Self - Chess Player (archive footage)   See fewer
Yuri Gagarin
Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage)   See fewer
John Glenn
Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self - US President (archive footage) Self - US President (archive footage)   See fewer
Nikita Khrushchev
Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - US President (archive footage) Self - US President (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - US News Anchor (archive footage) Self - US News Anchor (archive footage)   See fewer
The Rolling Stones
Themselves - Rock Band (archive footage) Themselves - Rock Band (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Schöbel
Self - East German Pop Musician (archive footage) Self - East German Pop Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Boris Spassky
Self - Chess Player (archive footage) Self - Chess Player (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Spitz
Self - Swimmer (archive footage) Self - Swimmer (archive footage)   See fewer
Valentina Tereshkova
Self - Russian Cosmonaut (archive footage) Self - Russian Cosmonaut (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - Television News Reporter (archive sound) Self - Television News Reporter (archive sound)   See fewer
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