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

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

This motion picture, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by John le Carré, features a British agent, Alec Leamas, who refuses to retire from his Cold War espionage duties during the 1960s, and instead chooses to face another mission: he would infiltrate into East German espionage circles and spread disinformation about a powerful intelligence officer. Everything starts spiralling down from that moment on, and the last scene, with him standing over the Berlin Wall, is just pure perfection.

Interesting facts:
Author John le Carré based his novel on his real-life experience as a British Intelligence officer in Berlin during the 1950s and 1960s.

Scores:
7.7/10 – IMDb
85% – Rotten Tomatoes