Mr. Cool in the Cold War

How America used arts and culture as a primary weapon against Russia in the Cold War.

In his last recorded interview, the late American jazz legend Dave Brubeck, who passed away in December 2012, tells how in a tour sponsored by the US State Department and the CIA, he is shot at in Afghanistan, smuggled through Checkpoint Charlie, and narrowly escapes a coup in Baghdad.

Producer / Production Details

Mr. Max Productions in co-production with Spring Films and Ventana Film & TV
Supported by MEDIA