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The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World
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  2. The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

2012
53m
Documentary
History
War

Status

Released

Release

2012

Runtime

53m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
53m
Oct 22, 2012
Languages
English
Russian
Director
Nick Green
Official Website

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

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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