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Originally Posted by sn1987a
No I wasn't confusing the films lol, like you it's one of my favorites. I mentioned it because although fictional, it came to mind. It gives a flavor of the time and is gripping. I thought some on ISS might enjoy it if they hadn't ever seen it.  |
Hi Barry,
Very good!
It was one of the trinity of great films made in 1964 about the Cold War
and nuclear deterrence, the other two being Stanley Kubricks
Dr. Strangelove and Sidney Lumet's
Fail Safe.
Frankenheimer himself a wonderful series of films in the 60's including
Birdman of Alcatraz,
The Manchurian Candidate,
The Train,
Seconds and
Grand Prix.
Now and then I will treat myself to a John Frankenheimer movie tribute and watch
all of them over a span of several weeks.
It is always nice to end it with
Ronin.
One Cold War film I have not seen aired for a long time is Frank Perry's
Ladybug Ladybug made in 1963.
When a rural elementary school in the US receives the alarm that a nuclear
attack is imminent, the principal, teachers and children don't know if the alarm
is real or bogus.
The 1988 cult film,
Miracle Mile is a fictional work that takes place in Los Angeles.
A guy is using a payphone outside a diner at 4am in the morning to apologize
to a girlfriend. To his surprise, the payphone rings and when he answers it there
is a frantic voice at the other end who has mis-dialed and thinks he is talking
to his father. The frantic voice says that a nuclear war is about to break out
in fifty minutes. Gunshots are then heard and the voice goes silent.
The film had a soundtrack by Tangarine Dream.
Review with clips -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62bs8fhE_I