6 Movies That You Should Watch to Better Understand The Cold War

The Deer Hunter (1978)

This three-hour movie, directed by Michael Cimino, looks into the lives of three blue-collar friends from a small town in Pennsylvania before, during and after the Vietnam War, and shows how their lives were completely affected by this phenomenon.
Although this movie does not make direct reference to the Cold War, the Vietnam War was clearly one of its most important chapters, and could therefore not be left out of this list. In this regard, the movie not only shows one of the ways in which the Cold War became not-so-cold for the American and vietnamese people (among others), but also -and most importantly- it portrays some of the images (the one of Robert De Niro playing Russian roulette is probably the most famous) that would act as the symbol of one of the biggest traumas that the American society has experienced throughout its history.

Interesting facts:
The movie won 5 Oscars in 1978, including the ones for Best Movie and Best Director.

Scores:
8.2/10 – IMDb
93% – Rotten Tomatoes