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favorite cold war espionage based movies

Posted on 8/11/15 at 12:47 pm
Posted by Alan Garner
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 12:47 pm
with the man from u.n.c.l.e, bridge of spies and (to a stretch) even the resurrection of SPECTRE in the new Bond film what are your favorite films featuring the espionage of the cold war?


also always believed this song would be perfect in a cold war spy movie:

basically what the music video is
Posted by STLhog
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 12:48 pm to
Breach is up there for me.

That shite was tense as frick and as much as I used to hate Philipe, he's pretty badass in it.

Chris Connelly is also phenomenal.
Posted by stuckintexas
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 12:59 pm to
Would Spy Game count with the flashbacks to Berlin and defections and whatnot?
Posted by Jamohn
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:17 pm to
Rocky IV
Posted by constant cough
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:25 pm to
Posted by Alan Garner
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

Breach is up there for me. 


I've never seen that. Need to check it out.
Posted by Alan Garner
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:16 pm to
I feel like it's more contemporary that has beginnings in the cold war.
Posted by blueboy
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:39 pm to
Does The Hunt for Red October count?

If not, No Way Out, The Manchurian Candidate or Spies Like Us.
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 3:17 pm
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:41 pm to
From Russia, With Love (even though it was a SPECTRE work).
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:55 pm to
Other than Bond movies, the film, The Soldier (1982) starring Ken Wahl.

Maybe it was the scene where they jumped the Berlin Wall in a Porsche sealed the deal for me. I always dug that movie when it was on heavy rotation on HBO.

Female lead was Alberta Watson (RIP) in her prime:

Posted by constant cough
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:58 pm to
quote:

Does The Hunt for Red October count?

If not, Jagged Edge, The Manchurian Candidate or Spies Like Us.



I would count it.



Our Man In Havana
The Ipcress File
Three Days of the Condor
The Falcon and the Snowman
Now Way Out
The Russia House
Posted by M1zz0u
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:58 pm to
X-Men: First Class
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 3:10 pm to
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Three Days of the Condor


I love that movie. Also, The Marathon Man.
Posted by blueboy
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 3:18 pm to
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Now Way Out
That's what I meant. I don't know why I got it mixed up with Jagged Edge.

That ending was pretty shocking.
Posted by constant cough
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 3:31 pm to
Jagged Edge had a shocking ending too that's probably why you confused em.
Posted by Tigris
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 3:39 pm to
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - BBC mini series with Alec Guinness.

Actually - the newer movie is very good but you had better know the story in advance. It does not coddle the viewer at all. I re-watched it a month ago and was more impressed the second time. Great cast.

Heh - didn't see the thread below.
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 3:44 pm
Posted by M1zz0u
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

Actually - the newer movie is very good but you had better know the story in advance. It does not coddle the viewer at all. I re-watched it a month ago and was more impressed the second time. Great cast.

That was honestly one of the worse movies I ever saw.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:16 pm to
The Third Man and it's not debatable.
Posted by Oswald
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by EastNastySwag
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Posted on 8/11/15 at 4:42 pm to
Firefox with Clint Eastwood
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