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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

The Wall (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 66 min | Documentary

The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.
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Mar 12, 2024 (United States)

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51 cast members
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Tom Z. Collina
Self - Author, The Botton Self - Author, The Botton   See fewer
Susan Glasser
Self - Co-Author, Kremlin Rising Self - Co-Author, Kremlin Rising   See fewer
Andy Weber
Self - U.S. Threat Reduction Policy Advisor 1996 - 2009 Self - U.S. Threat Reduction Policy Advisor 1996 - 2009   See fewer
Sam Nunn
Self - Co-Founder, Nuclear Threat Initiative Self - Co-Founder, Nuclear Threat Initiative   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University (as Timothy Naftali) Self - Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University (as Timothy Naftali)   See fewer
Tim Weiner
Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes Self - Author, Legacy of Ashes   See fewer
Scott Anderson
Self - Author, The Quiet Americans Self - Author, The Quiet Americans   See fewer
Garrett Graff
Self - Author, Raven Rock Self - Author, Raven Rock   See fewer
Robert Gates
Self - Director, Central Intelligence Agency 1991 - 1993 Self - Director, Central Intelligence Agency 1991 - 1993   See fewer
Daniel Ellsberg
Self - Rand Corporation Analyst 1959 - 1964 Self - Rand Corporation Analyst 1959 - 1964   See fewer
Audra J. Wolfe
Self - Author, Freedom's Laboratory (as Audra Wolfe) Self - Author, Freedom's Laboratory (as Audra Wolfe)   See fewer
Alex Wellerstein
Self - Author, Restricted Data Self - Author, Restricted Data   See fewer
Nina Lvovna Khrushcheva
Self - Great-Granddaughter of Nikita Khrushcheva Self - Great-Granddaughter of Nikita Khrushcheva   See fewer
Timothy Garton Ash
Self - Author, In Europe's Name Self - Author, In Europe's Name   See fewer
Joachim Neumann
Self - East German Resident Self - East German Resident   See fewer
Mary Sarotte
Self - Author, The Collapse (as Mary Elise Sarotte) Self - Author, The Collapse (as Mary Elise Sarotte)   See fewer
Horst Teltschik
Self - West German National Security Advisor 1982 - 1990 Self - West German National Security Advisor 1982 - 1990   See fewer
Peter Kornbluh
Self - Director, Cuba Documentation Project Self - Director, Cuba Documentation Project   See fewer
Brian Latell
Self - CIA Officer 1962 - 1990 Self - CIA Officer 1962 - 1990   See fewer
Rafael Montalvo
Self - Cuban Exile Self - Cuban Exile   See fewer
Ada Ferrer
Self - Author, Cuba: An American History Self - Author, Cuba: An American History   See fewer
Humberto Arguelles
Self - Cuban Exile Self - Cuban Exile   See fewer
Bill Ober
Self - U.S. Marine 1962 - 1968 Self - U.S. Marine 1962 - 1968   See fewer
Tom Nichols
Self - Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval War College Self - Professor Emeritus, U.S. Naval War College   See fewer
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Author, Overthrow Self - Author, Overthrow   See fewer
Rose Gottemoeller
Self - NATO Deputy Secretary General 2016 - 2019 Self - NATO Deputy Secretary General 2016 - 2019   See fewer
Pavel Palazchenko
Self - Interpreter for Mikhail Gorbachev Self - Interpreter for Mikhail Gorbachev   See fewer
Salvador Allende
Self - President of Chile 1970 - 1973 (archive footage) Self - President of Chile 1970 - 1973 (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard M. Bissell Jr.
Self - CIA Officer 1954 - 1962 (archive footage) (as Richard M. Bissell) Self - CIA Officer 1954 - 1962 (archive footage) (as Richard M. Bissell)   See fewer
Leonid Brezhnev
Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 194 - 1982 (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 194 - 1982 (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - President of the United States 1978 - 1981 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1978 - 1981 (archive footage)   See fewer
Marshall Carter
Self - Deputy Director, CIA (archive footage) Self - Deputy Director, CIA (archive footage)   See fewer
Fidel Castro
Self - Leader of Cuba 1959 - 2008 (archive footage) Self - Leader of Cuba 1959 - 2008 (archive footage)   See fewer
Anatoli Dobrynin
Self - Soviet Ambassador to the U.S. (archive footage) Self - Soviet Ambassador to the U.S. (archive footage)   See fewer
Allen Dulles
Self - CIA Director 1953 - 1961 (archive footage) Self - CIA Director 1953 - 1961 (archive footage)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - President of the United States 1953 - 1961 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1953 - 1961 (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerald Ford
Self - President of the United States 1974 - 1977 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1974 - 1977 (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1961 - 1963 (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Attorney General (archive footage)   See fewer
Nikita Khrushchev
Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 - 1964 (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Soviet Union 1953 - 1964 (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur C. Lundahl
Self - CIA, Photographic Interpretation Division (archive footage) Self - CIA, Photographic Interpretation Division (archive footage)   See fewer
John McCone
Self - CIA Director (archive footage) Self - CIA Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert McNamara
Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul H. Nitze
Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense (archive footage) (as Paul Nitze) Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense (archive footage) (as Paul Nitze)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - President of the United States 1969 - 1974 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1969 - 1974 (archive footage)   See fewer
Augusto Pinochet
Self - President of Chile 1974 - 1990 (archive footage) Self - President of Chile 1974 - 1990 (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Pompeo
Self - U.S. Secretary of State 2018 - 2021 (archive footage) Self - U.S. Secretary of State 2018 - 2021 (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - President of the United States 1981 - 1989 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1981 - 1989 (archive footage)   See fewer
Rene Schneider
Self - Commander-In-Chief of the Chilean Army, Assassinated 1970 (archive footage) Self - Commander-In-Chief of the Chilean Army, Assassinated 1970 (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self - President of the United States 2017 - 2021 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 2017 - 2021 (archive footage)   See fewer
Aylam Orian
Vladimir Putin (voice) (uncredited) Vladimir Putin (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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