What is a good movie to show an 11th grade history class studying the Cold War era?

Question

It cannot be rated R but pg-13 is ok and the more easily available it is the better.

Answer 1

Actually the movie is called Seven Days in May. It is quite good.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058576/

Fail-Safe, which is a serious film about the Cold War suddenly going very wrong, is quite excellent. Henry Fonda plays the president, who must decide to sacrifice New York City to prevent World War III.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/

Dr Strangelove is a comedy about the Cold War going suddenly very wrong; it may be the funniest film ever made.
Peter Sellers is brilliant, so is George C Scott.
"Gentleman, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

It depends on what aspect of the Cold War you want to discuss. the above three deal with the arms race.
For the Berlin Wall, there are several good films. The Cuban Missile Crisis has several good films.

Answer 2

Fail secure, Henry Fonda, 1964 Comrade X, Clark Gable, 1940 venture to Moscow, Walter Huston, 1943 The secret agent Who got here In From the chilly, 1965 huge Jim McLain, John Wayne, 1952 Francis Gary Powers:the real tale of the U-2 secret agent Incident, 1976 Tinker Tailor Soldier secret agent, 1974 NOTONTHEFENCE: Seven Days In would become marvelous yet i would not call it a movie approximately Russia and the U.S. that's a pair of meglomaniac military usual attempting to take over the government.

Answer 3

"13 Days" About the Cuban Missile Crisis.

"Fourth Protocol" If you can get an edited version, original contains some nudity.

Answer 4

The spy who came in from the cold
The Manchurian Candidate

Answer 5

5 days of may, the missile crises in cuba during kennedy presidency, a good study of decision making of a good leader in conflict!

Answer 6

Blast from the Past!

Answer 7

"On the Beach" adapted from the Neville Chute novel.