George Kennan(1904-2005)

Drawing on a political career that began in the years leading up to WWII and spanned four decades after, the esteemed historian George Kennan speaks earnestly about the mounting tensions of the Cold War. Filmed at the height of the US-Soviet arms race, this feature highlights Kennans opposition to US involvement in nuclear arms development and conveys his well versed sense of Soviet history.

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George Kennan: A Critical Voice (1982)

George Kennan was born on 16 February 1904 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Annelise Sorensen. He died on 17 March 2005 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

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Known for

The Once and Future Pariser Platz: A Square in Berlin Comes Back

Self

1999

Cold War

8.7

TV Mini Series

Self

Bill Moyers' Journal

7.7

TV Series

Self

Walter Cronkite at Large

TV Special

Self - US Former Diplomat

1987

Credits

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The Once and Future Pariser Platz: A Square in Berlin Comes Back
- Self
- 1999
Cold War
8.7
TV Mini Series
- Self
- 1998
Walter Cronkite at Large
TV Special
- Self - US Former Diplomat
- 1987
George Kennan: A Critical Voice
TV Movie
- Self
- 1982
Bill Moyers' Journal
7.7
TV Series
- Self
- 1973

Archive Footage

Titans of the Cold War
6.6
TV Series
- Self - United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (archive footage)
- 2026
Vremya
2.9
TV Series
- Self - US Ambassador to the USSR
- Self - Political scientist
- Self - Historian (archive footage, archive footage)
- 2024–2026
GDF
TV Series
- Self (archive footage)
- 2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
8.4
TV Series
- Self - Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Moscow (archive footage)
- 2024
1945-1953: From World War to Cold War
7.0
TV Mini Series
- Self - United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (archive footage)
- 2018
The Vietnam War
9.1
TV Mini Series
- Self - US Former Diplomat (archive footage)
- 2017
Secrets of War
7.5
TV Series
- Self (archive footage, uncredited)
- 1998