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Man on a Tightrope
7.1

Man on a Tightrope

May. 21, 1953

Man on a Tightrope

Elia Kazan’s 1953 film stars Fredric March as the owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia who plots to flee ...
Eminent Domain
5.8

Eminent Domain

Apr. 12, 1991

Eminent Domain

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events. ...
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
0

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was ...
Where the Spies Are
5.8

Where the Spies Are

Jan. 26, 1966

Where the Spies Are

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission ...
Funeral in Berlin
6.9

Funeral in Berlin

Dec. 22, 1966

Funeral in Berlin

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is ...
Despite the Falling Snow
5.8

Despite the Falling Snow

Jan. 29, 2016

Despite the Falling Snow

New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling ...
Pentathlon
4.3

Pentathlon

Jun. 04, 1994

Pentathlon

When East German Eric Brogar (Dolph Lundgren) wins a gold medal in the pentathlon, he escapes to freedom in the west with the help of a beautiful ...
The White Crow
6.6

The White Crow

Aug. 31, 2018

The White Crow

Director Ralph Fiennes captures the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of ...
The Spy Who Went Into the Cold
6.5

The Spy Who Went Into the Cold

A documentary about Kim Philby, a British member of MI6 who was in reality a spy and defected to the U.S.S.R. Release: The Spy Who Went Into the ...