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The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

★ 8.0/10•2012•53m•Documentary•History•War

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.

Nick Green · Director

Nick Green · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime53m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 22, 2012

Actors

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Narrator (voice)

Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Leon Ockenden

Leon Ockenden

Vasily Arkhipov

Martin McDougall

Martin McDougall

Submarine Captain

Vasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arkhipov

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

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