Cracks in the Wall
Description
Berlin became the Cold War under a microscope: German authorities manufactured their own pop star, Frank Schöbel, in hopes of eclipsing Western rock groups. The Soviet Union invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was overwhelmed by the US government's struggle to contain the Vietnam War. The Soviets sent the first man into orbit, and the Americans sent Neil Armstrong to the moon. In this era, even a gentlemanly game of chess turned into a high-stakes propaganda battle-but messages began to be questioned on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
Runtime
42 min
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Date of Publication
[2014], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
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