The Man Who Saved the World

2012 0h 53m EN

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6.6

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★8.0TMDB · 2★6.6IMDB · 32

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jay O. Sanders
Narrator (voice)
Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)
Leon Ockenden
Vasily Arkhipov
Martin McDougall
Submarine Captain
Vasili Arkhipov
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Green
Writers: Nick Green
Languages: English, Russian

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RUNTIME

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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Jay O. Sanders and Alisdair Simpson and Leon Ockenden carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2416510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nick Green directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Jay O. Sanders and Alisdair Simpson and Leon Ockenden carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2416510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "hero", "nuclear war", "submarine", "cold war".