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Cold War Berlin: 1945–1989
Berlin · 1945–1989 · exact time + place
A city divided by ideology — Berlin during the Cold War was a hotspot of espionage, culture, and tension, inspiring numerous novels and films. The button below opens StoryTerra with both Berlin and 1945–1989 already set, exactly like a bookmark.
Open Cold War Berlin on the map10 famous stories set in Cold War Berlin
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Browse 34 books, 44 movies, 1 TV show and 3 games set in Berlin.
The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Downfall
In April of 1945 Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin capital of the Third Reich Adolf Hitler…
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
At the height of the Cold War a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and…
Wings of Desire
Two angels Damiel and Cassiel glide through the streets of Berlin observing the bustling population providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with…
Atomic Blonde
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Christiane F.
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin.…
Possession
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually he finds out more and more…
Suspiria
Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer the woman she replaces breaks down and accuses the…
One, Two, Three
C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine's rebellious teenage daughter Scarlett. When Scarlett visits Berlin where C.R. is stationed she…
Demons
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers.
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