❱ Preparing for CBA2 A project on the life and experience of a person of historical interest
PERSONS OF INTEREST IN THE COLD WAR
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Focus Task
Research/Group Work – Cold War Movies Select one of the following Cold War movies (or from others that you know about): Crimson Tide; Dr Strangelove; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb; The Hunt for Red October; The Manchurian Candidate; The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming; The Third Man; Thirteen Days; Top Gun; War Games. Write up a report on the movie under the headings below:
Information on the movie: (title, director’s name, lead actors) The theme of the movie: Why is it called a Cold War movie? Which side does it favour? What effect does it have on your view of the Cold War?
Is the movie any help in understanding international relations during the Cold War?