CNN Cold War Set 1 10of12 Cuba 1959-1962 x264 AC3

Cold War: Set 1



History Documentary hosted by Kenneth Branagh, published by CNN in 1998 - English narration







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Every morning for nearly half a century, people around the world woke up and wondered if this would be the day the world would end. This was life for the millions embroiled in the Cold War, the ideological struggle between East and West for world domination.

CNN presents the most global, comprehensive critical exploration of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that divided the planet. COLD WAR is an epic story told on a human scale through the observations of more than 500 eyewitnesses, from the statesmen who determined world policy to ordinary men and women whose lives it safeguarded... or threatened. Twenty-four one-hour episodes trace the series of events, great and small, that combined to shape the modern age.

A landmark historical record, COLD WAR challenges the simplistic notion of two superpowers parrying on the edge of a nuclear precipire. More than one million feet of film shot or recovered, much of it never seen in the West, reveals the arrogance, caprice and tactical genius of world leaders Kennedy, Khruschev, Castro, Kissinger, Gorbachev and their most trusted aides; the significance of a cosmonaut and U-2 pilot, whose names were briefly household words; Potsdam, Checkpoint Charlie, "Dr. Strangelove", MAD, SALT, DMZ and the ABC's of international engagement; and the testimony of an aging generation, finally -- and probably for the only time -- on the record.

Producer, director and actor Kenneth Branagh narrates COLD WAR. Sir Jeremy Isaacs, award-winning filmmaker of "World at War", serves as Executive Producer.



Series Concept: Ted Turner ; Series Producer : Martin Smith ; A Jeremy Isaacs Production for Turner Original Productions



10)  Cuba 1959-1962

Khrushchev decides, with Castro's agreement, to install short and medium-range missiles in Cuba, only 90 miles from the U.S. The U.S. detects missiles sites and blockades the island. The superpowers confront each other; rather than embark on nuclear war, they each step back. It was close

Fidel Castro seizes power as a result of the Cuban Revolution and becomes an ally of the Soviet Union. He begins to nationalize American assets in Cuba, which leads to the United States introducing an economic boycott of the island nation.

The United States sponsors a failed counter revolution on the island with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Soviet Union begins to move medium range nuclear missiles into Cuba which sparks the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis leads to a U.S. blockade of Cuba, and a near war with the Soviet Union. The crisis ends after secret negotiations between the United States and USSR lead to a deal to remove American missiles from Turkey and Soviet missiles from Cuba. Interviews in Episode 10 include Fidel Castro, Walter Cronkite, Pierre Salinger and Theodore Sorensen.



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Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]

Video Bitrate: 2 214 Kbps

Video Resolution: 720x400

Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps

Audio Codec: AC3

Audio Bitrate: 448 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 6

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 46 min 31 s

Number Of Parts: 12

Part Size: 887 MB

Source: DVD

Encoded by: DocFreak08



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