Cold War M.A.D. (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History, War

Cold War

M.A.D. (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History, War

The USA and the USSR confront each other, each armed with nuclear weapons. Each side must deter the other. Bombing the enemy could mean provoking retaliation and self-destruction.

Writers

Ted Turner (series concept) | Lawrence Freedman

Producer

Richard Melman

Composer

Carl Davis (music)

Cinematographer

Jim Howlett (photography)

Editor

Karin Steininger (as Karin Steinenger)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 12, 1998

Release date

Dec 12, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenneth Branagh Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Doris Bootman Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Harold Brown Self Self See fewer	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Tom Denchy Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Nikolai Detinov Self (as Lt. Gen. Nikolai Detinov) Self (as Lt. Gen. Nikolai Detinov) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Anatoli Dobrynin Self (as Anatoly Dobrynin) Self (as Anatoly Dobrynin) See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Russell Dougherty Self (as Gen. Russell Dougherty) Self (as Gen. Russell Dougherty) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Antonia Flores Self Self See fewer	Operación Flecha Rota (2007)
Ray Hersey Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
William Kaufmann Self Self See fewer	Pandora's Box (1992)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (as President John F. Kennedy) Self (archive footage) (as President John F. Kennedy) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Valentin Larionov Self (as Gen. Valentin Larionov) Self (as Gen. Valentin Larionov) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
William Lee Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
John McKone Self (as Col. John McKone) Self (as Col. John McKone) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Robert McNamara Self Self See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
Mikhail Mokrinski Self (as Gen. Mikhail Mokrinski) Self (as Gen. Mikhail Mokrinski) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Ed Moran Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Simo Orts Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Nikolai Ousenko Self (as Admiral Nikolai Ousenko) Self (as Admiral Nikolai Ousenko) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Vasili Poliakov Self Self See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Ovidio Pugnale Self (as Col. Ovidio Pugnale) Self (as Col. Ovidio Pugnale) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Helmut Sonnenfeldt Self Self See fewer	Weekend World (1972)
Maria Stepanova Self Self See fewer	Classmates (2011)
Yuri Votintsev Self (as Col. Gen. Yuri Votintsev) Self (as Col. Gen. Yuri Votintsev) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Joe Williams Self (as Vice Admiral 'Jumping' Joe Williams) Self (as Vice Admiral 'Jumping' Joe Williams) See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Herbert York Self Self See fewer	Pandora's Box (1992)
Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
Angier Biddle Duke Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Igor Cassini's Million Dollar Showcase (1955)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Spartamerika
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Interview mit Berlin (1959)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Aleksey Kosygin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Tasavallassa tapahtuu (1975)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
Thomas S. Power Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer