The Man Who Saved the World (2012)

10/22/2012 (EN) • Documentary, History, War • 53m

Overview

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.

The Man Who Saved the World (2012)

10/22/2012 (EN) • 53m

Documentary, History, War

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Narrator (voice)

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Vasily Arkhipov

Martin McDougall

Submarine Captain

Vasili Arkhipov

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

hero

nuclear war

submarine

cold war

world war ii

soviet union

nuclear missile

end of the world

apocalypse

armageddon

cuban missile crisis

world war iii

nuclear submarine

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