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Cold War Resources: Browse Film Title: Hispanus - Cuba: A Personal Journey Author: La Raza Production Center Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 674 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Assessment of Catsro's Communist system and its benefits and drawbacks for Cuban workers. Part 2 Title: Non-Fiction Television: On Company Business Part II Author: WNET New York, Isla Negra Films Publication Date: 4/5/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 841 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Three part documentary on the activities of the CIA and its role in foreign policy. Part II focuses on its activities in Central America in the 1960's. Title: Visions of Star Wars: A Nova/Frontline Special Report Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UG743.V57 and UG743.V57 guide Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: This show reviews the history of ballistic missile defenses, discusses how President Reagan came to propose the Strategic Defense Initiative, and shows some of the projects currently trying to develop the technology needed for an effective SDI. Title: 79 Primaveras Author: El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Publication Date: 1969 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1995.9.E96A15 1990z Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1960s Description: A montage of film footage and photographs centering around Hô, Chí Minh and the Vietnam War. In Spanish with English subtitles. Title: Aftermath of World War II: Prelude to the Cold War Publication Date: 1962 Format: Film Location: Non-print Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D825.A48 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Summarizes the major results of World War II and presents the developments that set the stage for the breakup of the victorious Allies into two opposing groups. Using maps, charts, and authentic footage of the period, the film is designed to create an understanding of the events leading to the ideological conflict known as the Cold War. Title: America at War: Fifty Years, 1941-1991 Author: 1993 Publication Date: Film Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E745.A63 1993 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Using documentary footage and excerpts from news broadcasts, this film covers 50 years of almost continuous action by America's military, including World War II, Korea, the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Grenada, and Operation Desert Storm. Title: American Experience: The Satellite Sky Author: WGBH Boston, WNET New York, KCET Los Angeles Publication Date: 6/12 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1283 Subject: Science & Technology GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Documentary about space exploration and the race to the sky. Hosted by David McCullough Title: American History Videodisc Author: Instructional Resources Corporation Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E179.A453 1993 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Includes sections on the beginning of the Cold War and Contemporary America, 1960-1990s. Title: American Military Strength: Second to None Author: ABC Learning Resources Publication Date: 1979 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UA23.A6 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Ted Koppel narrates this series of reports originally broadcast on ABC World News Tonight, April 16-30, 1979. Reports compare U.S. and Soviet military strength, focusing on issues of nuclear arms race, mutual assured destruction, civil defense, unilateral disarmament, to the current political will of the U.S. Title: An American Ism, Joe McCarthy Author: First Run/Icarus Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E748.M143A45 1908z Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Uses archival film segments and interviews with friends, business associates, and politicians to provide a film biography of Joseph McCarthy, who became one of the most feared and powerful politicians of the 20th century by exploiting the anti-communist delirium of post-war America. Title: Are We Winning Mommy? America and the Cold War Author: Cinema Guild Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E744.A73 1986 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Using archival footage, period music, and interviews, this film traces the roots, evolution, and manifestations of anti-Communist sentiment in the United States since 1945. Title: As Seen by Both Sides: American & Vietnamese Artists Look at the War. Author: Southwest Missouri State University Publication Date: 1995 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: N6512.A788 1995 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Examines the history and tour of the remarkable exhibit of the same name, and features paintings, rare Vietnamese and American archival footage, and interviews with artists, writers, scholars, veterans and students. The program offers insight into the role which the arts play in chronicling and shaping popular and historical interpretations of the war. Title: At the Brink Author: Intellimation Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U263.W35 no. 5 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Explores the events that led to the Cuban missile crisis and the tense cat-and-mouse confrontation between Kennedy and Krushchev. Title: Atomic Cafe Author: First Run Features Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U264.A86 1993 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: This collage film focuses on the 40's and 50's, showing clips of soldiers wearing sunglasses going into areas devastated by nuclear detonation and suburban families practicing using their bomb shelters. Title: Battle for Korea Author: Dave Flitton Publication Date: 2001 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: Desk - VHS Videocassette \| DS918 .B38 2001 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: "Using archival films and information declassified at the end of the Cold War, this documentary looks at the military aims of the Korean War, which included the first combat engagements of the jet age and marked the beginning of air- to-air warfare between American pilots and their Soviet counterparts." Originally broadcast on PBS. Title: Battlefield Vietnam Author: Time-Life Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS557.7.B37 1998 pt. 1-12 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Contents: "Dien Bien Phu: The Legacy," "The Undeclared War," "Air War Vietnam," "Rolling Thunder," "Search and Destroy," "Showdown to the Iron Triangle," "Countdown to Tet," "War on the DMZ," "Siege at Khe Sanh," "The Tet Offensive," "Peace with Honor," and "The Fall of Saigon." Title: Bay of Pigs Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1999 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: F1788.B285 1999 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Combines film footage and interviews with Americans and Cubans in exploring this episode in history and the long-term effects it has had on the two countries. Title: Bloods of 'Nam Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS559.5.B565 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Wallace Terry talks with Black Vietnam veterans who candidly discuss the discrimination and prejudice they faced from fellow soldiers, their war experiences, and their lives since returning to the U.S. Title: Bomb's Lethal Legacy Author: Coronet Film and Video Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: TK1345.H36B66 1990 and TK1345.H36B66 1990 guide Subject: Environmental Issues GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: The Hanford Nuclear Reservation has grown from it s origins in the Manhattan project into the world's largest atomic facility. In 1986, after 40 years of secret operations in the name of national security, the public learned that Hanford had released radioactive iodine-131 into the air. More than 20,000 area schoolchildren were exposed, placing them at increased risk for thyroid disease and cancer. The plant has now been shut down and must clean up vast quantities of radioactive waste. Its story exposes the conflict between national security and public accountability. Title: Burden and the Glory of John F. Kennedy Author: Carousel Films Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E841.B87 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: An historic document of President Kennedy's quest for peace narrated in part by Kennedy himself. Memorable events during his short-lived administration include his inaugural address, the Vienna meeting with Nikita Khrushchev, the Cuban Bay of Pigs and missile crisis, and his speeches before the United Nations and at American University. Title: Certain Amount of Violence Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1976 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D424.E8 no. 12 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Analyzes major historical developments in Europe in the mid- 1950's. Discusses the Soviet supression of the Polish and Hungarian revolts, British and French involvement in the Suez, and the formation of the European Economic Community. Title: Chain Reaction: Dawn of the Nuclear Age Author: Worldwide Media Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D842.C44 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Discusses the chain reaction of events which led to our modern nuclear dilemma Title: China Gate Author: Samuel Fuller (Producer/Director) Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.C395 1989 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: An American mercenary explosives expert must lead a French Foreign Legion patrol deep into Viet Minh territory to destroy a strategic ammo dump in the "China Gate" pass. To safely guide them through the jungle, the Legion commander bribes "Lucky Legs", a Eurasian girl who was once married to Brock. Brock abandoned his wife and their son because he could not face the shame of having fathered a racially-mixed child. Now Brock and Lucky must reconcile their differences in order to survive. Originally released as motion picture in 1957 by 20th Century Fox. Starring Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole. Title: Cold War Author: BBC-TV Publication Date: 1981 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D843.C6 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: BBC-TV program that "recalls Stalin's attempt to control Berlin, America's support of NATO and SEATO, the Korean War, the Cuban missile crisis, and the detente between the Soviet Union and the United States." Title: Cold War Author: CNN Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E183.8.S65C643 1998 pt. 1-24 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Twenty-four 60 min. episodes document the Cold War, the events leading up to it, and following it. Examines the actions of world leaders, and the wars and arms races occurring during this time. Challenges the notion of two superpowers parrying on the edge of a nuclear precipice. Discusses the statesmen who determined policies, and the ordinary people affected by them. Title: Cold War (Torn Iron Curtain pt. 3) Author: Churchill Media Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E183.8.S65C642 1993 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Discusses the tension during the 70 year period when the Soviet threat dominated the agenda of the American government. Traces the evolution in superpower relations from nuclear confrontation to arms control and includes scenes from the Cuban missile crisis and the summitry of six American presidents. Interviews young people from Eastern Europe. Title: Cold War: Europe and the Third World Author: Intellimation Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: CB245.W49 1989 no. 49 and no. 50 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Covers the domination of Europe by the U.S. and the Soviet Union following World War II and the tensions between the two nations. Examines how Third World nations struggled to develop in the midst of superpower rivalries and competition from industrialized nations. Title: Comrades - [viewing clips] Author: British Broadcasting Company, WGBH Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 285 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Clips of Russian films depicting different scenes of Russian life, including "War and Peace", "The Master of Samarkand", "Too Little Topsoil", "Man Should Not wear Glasses", "Educating Rita". Title: Confidentially Yours Author: Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education Publication Date: 195? Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB271.U5C66 1950z Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: This film presents a fictionalized account of how a NATO secret file was eventually leaked to a potential enemy behind the Iron Curtain Title: Crimean Conference: Yalta, February, 1945 Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D734.C7 1945g Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Traces the highlights of Roosevelt's final overseas tour, focusing on the controversial Big Three discussions in Russia on the occupation of Germany, the Japanese campaign, the Polish question, and the United Nations conference. Title: Crisis in Asia Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1971 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS33.4.U6C7 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Reviews America's efforts to contain communism in Asia following World War II, the confrontation between the US and Red China over American involvement in Korea, Vietnam, and other countries in Asia, and the difficulty in maintaining detente with the USSR." Title: Crisis in Central America Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: F1439.5.C75 pt. 1-4 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Reviews Central America's history of dictatorships, revolutions, class struggles, human rights abuses, and foreign intervention. Draws on specially compiled interviews with political leaders, soldiers and civilians of Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, France and the U.S. Features archival footage from the film libraries of these countries, as well as of private individuals. Part 1: The Yankee Years, Part 2: Castro's Challenge, Part 3: Revolution in Nicaragua, Part 4: Battle for El Salvador. Title: Crisis in Cuba: Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis Author: New Video Group Publication Date: 1996 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Examines the diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Cuba following the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Focuses on the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Title: Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt Author: WNET/13, Seven League Productions Inc. Publication Date: 6/25 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 306 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Raul Julia narrates this documentary about the relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Title: David Halberstam's The Fifties Author: A & E Home Video Publication Date: 1997 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E169.02.F53 1997 pt. 1-6 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Six parts: "The Fear and the Dream," "Sellling the American Way," "Let's Play House," "A Burning Desire," "The Beat," and "The Rage Within: The Road to the Sixties." Title: Day the Earth Stood Still Author: CBS Fox Video Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.D338 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. "A visitor from outer space comes with the warning that unless war is abolished, Earth will be destroyed by the more advanced planets of the universe." A science fiction classic. Title: Dirty Secrets Author: New Day Film Library Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: F1466.E84D57 1998 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Follows the efforts of Jennifer Harbury to find the truth about her husband Efrain Bamaca Velasquez, better known as Everardo, a Guatemalan peasant revolutionary in Unidad Revolucionaria Guatemalteca; Everardo "disappeared" after capture by Guatemalan government forces. Reveals involvement by the CIA and other American governmental bodies in this and related events. Title: Division Pundan: North and South Author: Korean Broadcasting System Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.K623 1992 vol. 1 pt. 1-2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Produced by the Korean Broadcasting System, the "first program describes the dramatic events at the close of World War II which led to the partitioning of Korea and marked the beginning of the Cold War. The second program discusses Kim Il-Song's rise to power in the North and the political turmoil rampant in the South, which led to the election of President Syngman Rhee." Title: Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Author: Voyager Co. Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.D63 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. "A USAF general launches a nuclear attack on Russia. When it can't be recalled, and destruction is inevitable, all concerned sit back and wait the destruction of the world." Considered by many to be one of the best films ever made. Title: Eisenhower Years Thru the Conquest of Space Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E839.E58 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Film clips of important news events spanning the Eisenhower administration to the first man on the moon. Title: European Idea Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1976 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D424.E8 no.13 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Analyzes developments in Europe through 1975, including the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the weakening of the European Economic Community by the Middle East War and subsequent oil crisis, and the building of the Berlin Wall. Concludes with a discussion of the prospects for Europe's future. Title: Fall of Soviet Communism Author: Churchill Media Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK293.F35 1993 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Young people involved in the Soviet republics' struggle for independence give eyewitness accounts of the fall of Soviet communism and the rise of new, independent nations. Title: Film Noir Author: Annenberg/CPB Project Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1993.5.U6A845 1994 pt. 7 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Explores how the film noir genre, which reached its peak in the 1950s, reflected the pessimism and paranoia that were signs of the times. With the nuclear threat looming and the McCarthy era in full swing, these 'black films' were a mirror of the American psyche. Title: From Russia With Love Author: Voyager Co. Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.F757 1992 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. "A beautiful Russian girl is used as part of an international conspiracy to kill James Bond, Agent 007." Title: From the Barrel of a Gun Author: Annenberg/CPB Video Collection Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS518.1.P33 1992 no.3 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Describes how the Pacific war, the cultural revolution in China, and the Vietnam War stem from the roots of nationalism. The end of colonial dominance and the subsequent rise of nationalism and communism are told through the lives of the Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, and Sukarno of Indonesia. Title: Front (The) Author: Walter Bernstein (Writer)/Martin Ritt (Producer/Director) Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.F758 1989 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: A searing indictment of the McCarthy era blacklisting and Communist witch hunts of the 1950s. Woody Allen plays a hapless ghost writer fated to become a symbolic hero. Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. Title: Frontline - Comrades: All That Jazz Author: WGBH Publication Date: 7/15 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 365 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Portrait of underground musician in Russia. Title: Frontline - Russia: Love It or Leave It Author: WGBH Publication Date: 2/11 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 431 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Exploration of Russian people's opinions and ideals about their own country. Title: Frontline - Russians are Here, The Author: WGBH, Boston and Public Television Stations Nationwide Publication Date: 6/13 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 432 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Americans know little about the increasing number of Russians who chose to leave their homeland for more freedom in the United States. Title: Frontline- Comrades: October Harvest Author: WGBH Boston and other Public TV Stations nationwide Publication Date: 9/2/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 372 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: This program is about harvest time at a collective farm in Russia where people work for the state and themselves, for profit and for politics. Title: Frontline: Ashes of the Cold War Publication Date: 5/4/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: Program 1363 Subject: Business & Economics TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Economic consequences of the end of the Cold War. rough cut, no credits Title: Frontline: Captive in El Salvador Author: WGBH Publication Date: 4/4/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 359 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: U.S. commitment to fighting communism in El Salvador. Title: Frontline: Comrades: Leningrad Movie Author: A BBC Production in association with WGBH Boston and other Public TV Stations nationwide. Publication Date: 9/9/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 370 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: A close-up look at a Russian movie director trying to negotiate politics in her films. The last in a 12-part series on the USSR. Title: Frontline: Journey to Russia Author: WGBH Publication Date: 6/11 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 406 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: As students travel to the Soviet Union, we learn of Russian perceptions of Americans, as they learn of the American perceptions of them. Title: Frontline: Race for the High Ground, The Author: WGBH Publication Date: 4/11 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 426 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1980s Description: The arms race leaves the earth and enters the sky with Star Wars. Title: Frontline: Vietnam Memorial Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB357.V54 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Depicts the five-day National Salute to Vietnam Veterans sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, during which veterans and their families rallied in Washington, D.C. to dedicate the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Constitution Gardens. Title: Frontline:Vietnam Under Communism Author: WGBH Publication Date: 1/15 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 449 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1980s Description: On the tenth anniversary of our leaving Vietnam, a look at the legacies of the war upon the country. Title: Go Tell the Spartans Author: Spartan Co./Vestron Video Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.G564 1986 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Story about a hard-broiled major in command of a grubby Vietnam outpost in 1964 when the war was still a conflict and American soliders were merely advisors. Originally released as motion picture in 1977. Starring Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Joe Unger, Dennis Howard, David Clennon, Evan Kim, Dolph Sweet, Marc Singer. Title: Great Performances: Man from Moscow Episode #3 Author: WNET 13, New York Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: #1117 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple Description: The true story of two men trapped by international espionage during the Cold War. Title: Great Performances: Englishman Abroad, An Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 571 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Fictional story about travelers in Russia encounter notorious international spy. Title: Great Performances: Man from Moscow Episode #1 Author: WNET 13, New York Publication Date: 1885 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: #1115 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple Description: The true story of two men trapped by international espionage during the Cold War. Title: Great Performances:Man from Moscow Episode #2 Author: WNET 13, New York Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: #1116 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple Description: The true story of two men trapped in international espionage during the Cold War. Title: Groupthink Author: Kirby Timmons/CRM Films Publication Date: 1991 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: HM133.G78 1991 and HM133.G78 1991 guide Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Presents case histories of tragedies like space shuttle Challenger, Pearl Harbor and the Cuban Bay of Pigs which resulted from the natural tendency to achieve agreement for the sake of group unity. Features interviews with Dr. Irving Janis and Dr. James K. Esser and gives groupthink symptoms to avoid. Title: Hispanus - Cuba: A Personal Journey Author: La Raza Production Center Publication Date: 6/26 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 675 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Impact of Communism upon Cuban society, narrated by a Cuban exile in the U.S. Part 1 Title: Hispanus 102: Cuba: A Personal Journey Author: La Roca Production Center, Inc Publication Date: 11/9 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 673 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: One man's personal account of Fidel Castro's regime Title: How Are the Mighty Fallen Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1976 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D424.E8 no. 11 pt. 1 and D424.E8 no. 11 pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Discusses the post-World War II establishment of the Iron Curtain and the beginning of Cold War tensions which reached a climax with the 1948-49 Russian blockade of West Berlin. Accompanying discussion guide. Title: Human Rights - Fundamental Freedoms Author: BBC-TV and Time-Life Films Publication Date: 1978 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D424.E8 no. 10 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Discusses the aftermath of the Second World War, including Soviet domination in Eastern Europe Title: In the Event of Catastrophe Author: WGBH Publication Date: 1978 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UA926.I58 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1970s Description: Compares civil defense preparedness in the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the event of a nuclear war. Title: In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? Author: Impact Productions Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U263.I35 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Presents interviews with twenty-seven youths, six to eighteen years old, who discuss why the nuclear threat is ignored and what would happen during an atomic blast. Discusses the psychological effect of the nuclear war threat on children. Also gives brief glimpsed of atomic bomb blasts and of a Hiroshima survivor as he describes his experience. Title: Inside Gorbachev's USSR Author: Coronet/MTI Film & Video Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK288.I67 1990 pt. 1-4 and DK288.I67 1990 guide pt. 1-4 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Four parts: "The Taste of Democracy," "Comfortable Lies, Bitter Truths," " Looking for Perestroika," and "Coming Apart." Title: Inside Story - Special Edition: Vietnam Op-Ed Publication Date: 6/18 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 717 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Analysis of PBS documentary interpretation of the Vietnam War in the series "Vietnam: A Television History" Title: Inside Story - Special Edition: Vietnam Op-Ed - reel 2 Publication Date: 6/18 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 718 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Analysis of PBS documentary interpretation of the Vietnam War in the series "Vietnam: A Television History" Part 2 Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Author: Voyager Co. Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.I59 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. "A small American town is imperceptibly taken over by an alien force as the citizens are gradually replaced by unfeeling clones." Classic example of 1950s Communist paranoia. Title: Keeping the Old Game Alive Author: Chicago Films Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U21.2.W357 1990 no. 5 and no. 6 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: The second program follows the development of the arms race and attempts to unravel some of the political doctrines and military strategies that have been devised by the superpowers to govern their enormous nuclear weapons systems. Title: Khrushchev and the Thaw Author: Time-Life Multimedia Publication Date: 1971 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB251.U5S69 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Studies the events following the death of Stalin in 1953. Examines Krushchev's de-Stalinization program which resulted in greater cultural and political freedom in the Soviet Union, relaxation of controls over satellite countries, and establishment of friendly relations with the West. Title: Knife Edge of Deterrence Author: KCTS Seattle/Films Inc. Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U162.6.K65 1990z Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Political figures and military analysts discuss the strategy of deterrence, covering 1945 to the present. Title: Korea: The Forgotten War Author: Fox Hills Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS919.K63 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Hosted by Robert Stack, special commemorative edition. "Presents the events that shattered the peacetime atmosphere and plunged America into the Korean War." Title: Korean War Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.K6 v. 1 and DS918.K6 v. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Volume One: "From its origin to the dismissal of General MacArthur, April, 1951." Volume Two: "From the Truman- MacArthur dispute to the Armistice, 1951-1953." Title: Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist Author: Direct Cinema Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1590.B5L45 and PN1590.B5L45 guide Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Examines the long-term effects of the investigation of alleged communist activities in Hollywood by the HUAC. Also includes interviews with women whose husbands were blacklisted actors, writers, producers and directors. Title: Leisure Time, U.S.S.R Author: Videorecord Publication Date: 1972 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: HD4904.7.L4 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: This film explores the results of the increase in leisure time available to citizens of the U.S.S.R. It shows the kinds of entertainment that they enjoy and their travel destinations. Title: Making Sense of the Sixties Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1981 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: HN59.M25 1991 no. 1-6 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Six parts: "Seeds of the Sixties," "We Can Change the World," Breaking Boundaries, Testing Limits," "In a Dark Time," "Picking Up the Pieces," and "Legacy of the Sixties." Title: Man of Iron (Czlowiek z zelaza) Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1997 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.C997 1997 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1980s Description: By combining documentary and fictional footage, this film portrays the Polish Solidarity strike that took place at the Gdansk shipyard in the summer of 1980. Title: Manchurian Candidate Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.M275 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. "A US Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning that transforms Harvey into a human time bomb." A classic. Title: MASH Author: Robert Altman Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.M37 1990 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. Highlights the outrageous antics of three skilled young surgeons drafted from civilian life and assigned to a unit of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. Stars Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, and Robert Duvall. Title: Matters of Life and Death No Place to Hide Author: WNET New York Publication Date: 3/18 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 814 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Documentary about the threat of nuclear destruction throughout the postwar era. Title: McCarthy Responds to Murrow Author: CBS Television Network Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E743.M26 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: On April 6, 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy was given the opportunity to air his reply to the March 9 See It Now program, when Edward R. Murrow accused McCarthy of using smear techniques and guilt by association to intimidate alleged communists. Title: Motion Picture History of the Korean War Author: US Office of Armed Services Information and Education Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS918.M68 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Presents the Korean War fighting and the problems encountered by American and United Nations forces during the major phases of the battle from the initial gunfire to the Armistice. Title: Murrow Report on McCarthy Author: CBS Television Network Publication Date: 1954 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E743.5.M87 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: On the March 3, 1954 CBS Television broadcast of See It Now, Edward R. Murrow reports on Senator Joseph McCarthy, attacking "McCarthyism" and the smear techniques involving guilt by association. Title: Non-Fiction Television: On Company Business Part I Author: WNET New York, Isla Negra Films Publication Date: 4/5/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 840 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Three part documentary on the activities of the CIA and its role in foreign policy. Part I focuses on its origins and its activities through the 1960's. Title: Nuclear Nightmare Author: WTMJ-TV/United Learning Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: BF723.W3N83 and BF723.W3N83 guide Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Interviews young people about how they feel about nuclear war, how they manifest those feelings and what they see as their future. Title: Nuclear Nightmare Next Door Author: 48 Hours/Films for the Humanities Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: RA569.N83 1988 Subject: Science & Technology GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: A segment from the television show 48 Hours. Through interviews with citizens, employees, and government investigators, shows the possible health dangers posed by nuclear plants to their employees and those who live near the plant. Title: Nuclear Strategy for Beginners Author: Time-Life Video Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: U264.N815 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Looks back at four decades of the atomic age. Explores the continuing debate: will nuclear weapons deter such a war or only make it more likely? Title: Nuclear War: A Guide to Armageddon Author: BBC-TV Publication Date: 1982 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UA929.G7N83 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Western Europe TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Visualizes the effects of a nuclear bomb detonated above St. Paul's Cathedral in London and follows several British couples as they attempt to carry out civil defense recommendations for survival. Title: On The Beach Author: CBS/Fox Video Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.O39 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. "Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise." Title: One, Two, Three Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.O466 1990 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: "An executive in West Berlin (played by James Cagney) is struggling to sell Coca-Cola to the Russians while trying to prevent his boss from discovering that his daughter has married a communist." Title: Operation Urgent Fury Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1989 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: F2056.8.O64 1989 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Latin America TimePeriod: 1980s Description: An analysis of the United States' invasion into Grenada, code name, Operation Urgent Fury, in the Fall, 1983. Title: Ossie and Ruby: Crown Dick Author: WHMM - TV Washington D.C. Publication Date: 1/21 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 871 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Film introduced by Ossie and Ruby about the interaction between a Black man and an Asian man who met and became friends in the Korean War. Their relationship changes once they meet again in America. Title: Pickup on South Street Author: CBS Fox Video Publication Date: 1991 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.P49935 1991 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. "Skip McCoy, a thief with a long record, pickpockets a street-smart beauty named Candy who is carrying a secret microfilm for a gang of communist spies. When a local stoolie identifies Skip as the thief, he becomes a wanted man by the police, the spies, and the girl." Title: Plague War Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UG447.8.P53 1998 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Frontline presents new evidence culled from scientists, intelligence agencies, and policymakers to examine the threat biological weapons and warfare pose to world security and the responses the U.S. is frantically developing. Title: Point of Order Author: New Yorker Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB23.P56 1998 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Documents the five-week, televised crusade by Senator Joseph McCarthy to expose Communist subversion in the U.S. Army. None of McCarthy's accusations were substantiated and this event pushed McCarthy into political oblivion. Title: Post-War Era: Film Noir and the Hollywood Ten Author: Time-Life Video Publication Date: 1996 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1993.5.U6L48 pt. 3 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Discusses films that reflected the cynicism and concerns of the postwar era by exploring themes such as crime, prejudice, mental illness, alcoholism, and drugs. Examines the effects of the Cold War and McCarthyism on the entertainment industry, including the arrest of the Hollywood Ten by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Narrated by Henry Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, and Liza Minnelli. Title: Post-War Hopes, Cold-War Fears Author: PBS Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E741.W35 no. 12 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Describes life in America after World War II, a time of rash optimism and neuroses. While the dollar was strong and everyday life improved, the 1950s also saw the lowering of the Iron Curtain, the loss of China to Communism, the Korean War and the Red Scare. Title: President Eisenhower and the Cold War Author: 1991 Publication Date: Chur Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E835.P74 1991 pt. 1 and E835.P74 pt. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: A look at the Eisenhower presidency framed by the rise of the Russian "red menace." Title: Radio Bikini Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UF767.R3 1989 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: PBS television series with 13 parts: "Dawn," "Weapon of Choice," "A Bigger Bang for the Buck," "Europe Goes Nuclear," "At the Brink," "Education of Robert McNamara," "One Step Forward," "Haves and Have- Nots," "Carter's New World," "Zero Hour," "Missile Experimental," "Reagan's Shield," and "Visions of War and Peace. Title: Reckoning: 1945 -- and After Author: Media Guild Publication Date: 1980 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D743.W63 pt. 25 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1940s Description: This program looks at the occupation of Germany after World War II by the U.S., Russia, Britain and France according to the arrangements made at Yalta. Also examines the beginnings and causes of the power struggle that ensues between the U.S. and Russia. Title: Red Dawn Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1982 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.R346 1984 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: When a town is invaded by Soviet forces a group of high school students escape and wage warfare in defense of their parents, their friends, and their country. Title: Reunification of Germany Author: Churchill Films Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DD257.25.R48 1992 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1980s Description: After more than forty years of divided rule, the people of East and West Germany were reunited in 1989. In this film, young people from both countries talk about their societies under communist and democratic systems, and the demonstrations that reunited them Title: Revolution in Eastern Europe Author: Churchill Films Publication Date: 1992 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DJK51.R48 1992 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: In 1989, the people of Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland triumphed over their imposed governments. Here are young people speaking openly about their troubled past and hopes for a more prosperous future. Title: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Author: National Geographic Society Publication Date: 1995 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK266.R469 1995 and DK266.R469 1995 guide Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Using archival footage, this film traces highlights from the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the 1991 dissolution. Title: Road to Happiness (Doroga k schact'iu). Author: MPI Home Video Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK246.D67 1990 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Russian film "made in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution. This ambitious film documents the history of the USSR for those 60 years, emphasizing progress and the success of the communist system. A crash- course in 20th-century Russian history, from a very Soviet point of view." Title: Roots of the Cold War Author: M. Matthews Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D843.R66 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. examines the origins of the Cold War during the period 1941-1947. Title: Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon Author: Coronet Film and Video Publication Date: 1991 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: TL789.8.S65R869 1991 and TL789.8.S65R869 1991 guide Subject: Science & Technology GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Discusses the successes and failures of the Soviet space program in the 1960s and 1970s and why the USSR lost the race to put a man on the moon. Title: Russian Roulette Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1999 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UA770.R77 1999 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Investigates the security of the Russian nuclear arsenal, interviewing U.S. and Russian military commanders and scientists about the potential for catastrophe in the former Soviet Union. Title: Secret Agent Author: Green Mountain Post Films Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: RA1242.T44S43 Subject: Environmental Issues GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Looks at dioxin, the deadly contaminant of the defoliant code-named Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War. Focuses on the devastating effects of this chemical on American soldiers and the Vietnamese populace, and interviews impaired Vietnam veterans who feel they should be fully compensated. Title: Secret Intelligence Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB271.U5S43 1988 v.1, v.2, v.3, v. 4 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: This four-part series traces the history of American espionage in the 20th century. Title: Sensational Seventies Author: Cinema Guild Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E839.S2246 1993 pt. 1-10 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1970s Description: Examines major world events for each year, 1970 through 1979 Title: Sensational Seventies Author: Cinema Guild Publication Date: 1993 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E839.S2246 1993 pt. 1-10 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1970s Description: Examines major world events for each year, 1970 through 1979 Title: Seven Days in May Author: Warner Home Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.S3382 1998 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally issued as a motion picture in 1964. "An American general's aide discovers that his boss intends a military takeover of the US government because he considers the President's pacifism and a recent nuclear armament treaty traitorous." Title: Solidarnosc: The Hope from Gdansk Author: Riverside Pix Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK4442.S65 and DK4442.S65 guide Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: 1980s Description: A documentary that explores the ways in which the rise of the Solidarity Labor Organization has affected everyday life in Gdansk, Poland. Interviews with Lech Walesa, exiled journalists and government representatives provide commentary on Poland's political environment. Title: Space Race from Sputnik to Soyuz-Apollo Author: MPI Home Video Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: TL789.8.S65S63 1990 Subject: Science & Technology GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Produced by Soviet filmmakers under control and supervision of the Soviet government, these films may be considered work of Soviet propaganda. Title: Spaceflight: Thunder in the Skies Author: WETA Washington DC Publication Date: 2/7/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 994 Subject: Science & Technology GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Documentary of man's achievement in space travel. Title: Spy in the Sky Author: PBS Video Publication Date: 1999 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UG1242.R4S69 1999 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Documentary on the design, development, and the eventual shooting down of a U-2 spy plane over Russia in 1960 and the effect of this incident on worldwide peace negotiations. Gary Powers, who miraculously survived the crash, achieved instant notoriety that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Title: Spy Machines Author: Coronet Film and Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: UB251.U5S69 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Provides an historical perspective on the American use of technology for spying and examines the role of spy machines in the nuclear age. Title: Struggles for Poland: In This Life Author: WNET New York, DNA Poland Ltd. Publication Date: 3/31 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1006 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Analysis of how Polish patriotism is imbedded in Catholicism and placed in a collective consciousness of national martyrdom and suffering. How Catholicism shapes the ethics and lifestyle of the Polish citizens. Dated 1900-1979. Title: Struggles for Poland: Sweepers of Squares Author: WNET New York, DNA Poland Ltd. Publication Date: 3/30 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1005 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: The conflict within the country over the acceptance of communism from 1956-1970. Title: Struggles for Poland: The Workers' State Author: WNET New York, DNA Poland Ltd. Publication Date: 3/31 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1007 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: The continued struggles with communism in the workplace. Title: Summit Diplomacy: Eisenhower and the Russians Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E744.S97 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Contemporary film documents growing world tensions during the Eisenhower Administration. Title: Taste of Freedom Author: Video Project Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK287.T37 1990 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Covers six weeks of the lives of Sasha Politikovsky, a prominent TV journalist, and his family. While on assignment, Politikovsky visits Azerbaijan, Belarus and towns near Chernobyl, as glasnost and perestroika lift the lid of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union. Title: Testament Author: Paramount Home Video Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.T3978 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: A story about how one family attempts to cope after the unthinkable happens - nuclear war. Title: The War is Over, the Struggle Continues (Voina okonchena bor'ba prodolzhaetsia) Author: MPI Home Video Publication Date: 1990 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS559.9.V65 1990 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Produced by Soviet filmmakers, it is the "first film released in the U.S. that gives enthusiastic, partisan voice to the victory of the communists of North Vietnam." Title: Threads Author: World Video Publication Date: 1985 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.T468 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Western Europe TimePeriod: 1980s Description: BBC-TV production. "A dramatization of the possible environmental, physical, and psychological consequences of a nuclear attack on England. The story centers on the lives of two young people and their families in Sheffield, England, during the events leading up to the attack and for thirteen years afterward." Title: Topaz Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.T5976 1987 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Alfred Hitchock film. "An American CIA agent enlists the help of a French agent to break up a Russian spy ring." Takes place during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Title: Truman and the Policy of Containment Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1971 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E744.T7 V. 1 and E744.T7 v. 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Volume One: "Beginning of the Cold War, 1945-47." Volume Two: "The Cold War Flares, 1948-50." Includes coverage of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, the Truman Doctrine, the Czechoslovakian coup, the Berlin blockade, the H-bomb, the fall of Nationalist China, and the beginning of the Korean War. Title: Truman Era Thru the Korean War Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E813.T719 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Contents include: "Forward to Peace," "Truman's Post-War Legacy," "Reaction Against Labor," and "The United States and China." Title: Twilight Zone, Vol. 2, Episode 8: Time Enough at Last Author: CBS Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1992.7.T854 1998 vol. 2 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1950s Description: Episode from the classic TV series, originally broadcast November 20, 1959. "Burgess Meredith plays a bank teller and avid reader who is the lone survivor of an H-Bomb attack and finally finds the time to read." Great ironic ending. Title: Twilight Zone, Vol. 4, Episode 66: Two Author: CBS Video Publication Date: 1998 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1992.77.T856 1998 vol. 4 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Originally broadcast September 15, 1961. "A contemporary Adam and Eve story, the two lone, frightened survivors of a nuclear holocaust must start the world anew." Title: Ugly American Author: MCA Home Video Publication Date: 1987 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.U46 1987 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1960s Description: As a compassionate American Ambassador to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation of Sarkhan, Marlon Brando tries to keep Communists in the North from overrunning the weakened democracy in the South by making sure a vital road into the country's inaccessible interior goes through. Title: Video from Russia: The People Speak Publication Date: 1984 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1034 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Unrehearsed person on the street interviews with the citizens of Russia, commenting on various aspects of Russian lifestyles, dreams, people, and activities. Title: Vietnam Clips: Dien Bien Phu film; County fair Author: TIO Publication Date: 5/8/ Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: LAB umatic TIO Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1960s Description: Dien Bien Phu: Silent, B/W film from communist sources on the climactic battle of the Vietnamese against the French. County Fair: documentary on operation County Fair, clearing operation against VC terrorism, shows U.S. marines feeding and providing medical care to Vietnamese villagers as part of the "hearts and minds" campaign. TIO Collection. Title: Vietnam Dilemma, 1945-1970 Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS557.A5V5 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Contemporary films cover the history of the struggle for power in Vietnam from the end of World War II to 1970. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the United States and the effect of the war on the US. Title: Vietnam: A Television History Author: WGBH Boston/Central Independent Television, UK/Antenne-2 France/LRE Productions Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS557.73.V45 no. 1-13 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: This series traces the events in Vietnam from French domination in the 19th century to the U.S. evacuation from Saigon in April, 1975. Title: Vietnam: After the Fire Author: Cinema Guild Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS559.8.C5V54 1988 pt. 1 and pt. 2 Subject: Environmental Issues GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Looks at the legacy left to the Vietnamese people after the devastation of the war. Shows the effects of bombings and defoliants on farmland and forests thirteen years after the war ended. Title: War Called Peace Author: WQLN Public Communications Publication Date: 1980 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DK274.W37 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Soviet Union TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Reviews Russian political and military history since the Revolution. Propounds the thesis that Russia has been fighting World War III by such non-military means as terrorism, diplomacy, and economic aid to underdeveloped countries with strategic resources. Title: War Games Author: MGM/UA Home Video Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: PN1997.W37 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. "Young electronic wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation." Title: What About the Russians? Author: Impact Productions Publication Date: 1983 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: E183.8.R9W53 Subject: Military & Intelligence GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Presents the thinking of military, scientific and governmental experts on U.S. relations with the Soviet Union, nuclear weapons, and how to end the arms race. Title: Why Vietnam? Author: Churchill Films Publication Date: 1986 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: DS558.W453 1986 pt. 1 and 2; DS558.W453 1986 guide pt. 1 and 2 Subject: Politics GeographicArea: Asia & Oceania TimePeriod: 1990s forward Description: Historians, veterans and journalists discuss the reasons behind U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and the hard lessons learned in its aftermath. Title: World - Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey Author: WGBH Boston, Seven League Productions Publication Date: 5/21 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1132 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1980s Description: Documentary of the Cuban immigration in April 1980 as Castro allowed a port to opened and people free to be transported to the United States. Title: World War II Ends: The Victors, The Vanquished, and the Origins of the Cold War Author: Chelsea House Publication Date: 1970 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: D814.W6 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Multiple TimePeriod: 1940s Description: Traces military and political highlights of 1945 as World War II ended. Includes coverage of V-E Day, the end of the Pacific naval war, the Potsdam conference, the bombing of Japan and the Japanese surrender. Also includes coverage of the San Francisco UN conference, the Moscow conference and Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech with Stalin's reply Title: World: Return to Poland Author: WGBH Boston Publication Date: 11/6 Format: Film Location: Broadcast Call No./URL/Item No.: NPBA Program 1127 Subject: Multiple Subjects GeographicArea: Eastern Europe TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Memories of a man who grew up in Poland during the Nazi invasion and occupation, the division of Europe, and the installment of communism. This is a story about his experience returning to his home country after 12 years. Title: You Can't Get There From Here: Ephemeral Films, 1946-1960** Author: Voyager Co. Publication Date: 1988 Format: Film Location: Nonprint Media Call No./URL/Item No.: HF5844.Y68 1988 Subject: Culture & Society GeographicArea: United States TimePeriod: Multiple Time Periods Description: Clips from 19 rarely seen motion pictures, leftovers from the golden age of American consumerism.

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