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The Man Who Saved the World
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The Man Who Saved the World

2012-10-22 · 53 min · ★ 8.0

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.

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Nick Green
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Jay O. SandersJay O. SandersNarrator (voice)
Alisdair SimpsonAlisdair SimpsonNarrator (voice)
Leon OckendenLeon OckendenVasily Arkhipov
Martin McDougallMartin McDougallSubmarine Captain
Vasili ArkhipovVasili ArkhipovSelf (archive footage)
Fidel CastroFidel CastroSelf (archive footage)
John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)

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