The Man Who Saved the World (2014)

Few people know of him... Yet hundreds of millions of people are alive because of him. The actions of Stanislav Petrov, a retired Soviet military officer, prevented the start of a worldwide... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Anthony

Writer:

Peter Anthony

Stars:

Stanislav Petrov, Kevin Costner, Sergey Shnyryov

8 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stanislav Petrov	...	Himself
Kevin Costner	...	Himself
Sergey Shnyryov	...	Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov
Nataliya Vdovina	...	Raia
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself
Oleg Kassin	...	Major Orlov
Galina Kalinina	...	Herself
Robert De Niro	...	Himself
Matt Damon	...	Himself
Ashton Kutcher	...	Himself
Vilis Daudzins	...	Main Control Operative: Visual Channel
Igor Chernyavskiy	...	Assistant to Main Control Operative
Girts Jakovlevs	...	Col. General Votintsev
Mihails Karasikovs	...	Algorithmic Specialist
Igor Filippov	...	Main Control Operative

Storyline

Few people know of him... Yet hundreds of millions of people are alive because of him. The actions of Stanislav Petrov, a retired Soviet military officer, prevented the start of a worldwide nuclear war and the devastation of much of the Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

six word title | reenactment | 

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Taglines:

Every Moment Counts

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

Denmark Latvia Russia USA

Language:

Russian English

Release Date:

18 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Mann, der die Welt rettete

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Statement Film,WG Film,Ego Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Bodyguard (1992)

User Reviews

Absolutely positively wonderful!

This amazing story about a man, a Russian, in charge of the nuclear missiles followed his heart. Because of his decision to do that all of us, and I do mean every single one of us, is here today.

He's a crusty, cranky old guy without much humor or pleasure in his life. It was very irritating to see certain individuals keep bugging him about a certain thing they felt he should do. He didn't put up with any crap from anyone. He's a tough old bird that's for sure with a will of iron.

The movie captures the events via reenactments that are excellent. The reenactments were just about as scary as the real thing. As a retired military guy myself I must say the reenactments appeared to simulate the real thing quite believably.

It's a pity we can't force every world leader to sit down and watch this wonderful film.