

The Man Who Saved the World
2014-08-13 · 120 min · ★ 6.9
A documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.
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- Directors
- Peter Anthony
- Production companies
- Ego Media, Statement Pictures, Light Cone Pictures, WG Film, Beofilm
- Countries
- Denmark, Latvia, Sweden, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Stanislav PetrovSelf
Kevin CostnerSelf
Sergey ShnyryovStanislav Petrov
Nataliya VdovinaRaia
Walter CronkiteSelf
Oleg KassinMajor Orlov
Robert De NiroSelf
Matt DamonSelf
Vilis DaudziņšMain Control Operative: Visual Channel
Girts JakovlevsCol. General Votintsev
Igor FilippovMain Control Operative
Baiba BrokaNurse
Ģirts ĶesterisMain OperativeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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