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The Man Who Saved the World

  • 20142014
  • 1h 50m
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7.5/10
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The Man Who Saved the World (2014)
Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.
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Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic m... Read allRetired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.
IMDb RATING
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2.4K
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  • Director
    • Peter Anthony
  • Writer
    • Peter Anthony
  • Stars
    • Stanislav Petrov
    • Kevin Costner
    • Sergey Shnyryov
  • Director
    • Peter Anthony
  • Writer
    • Peter Anthony
  • Stars
    • Stanislav Petrov
    • Kevin Costner
    • Sergey Shnyryov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 7 nominations

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    Stanislav Petrov
    • Self
    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
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    Sergey Shnyryov
    • Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov
    Nataliya Vdovina
    Nataliya Vdovina
    • Raia
    • (as Natalia Vdovina)
    Walter Cronkite
    Walter Cronkite
    • Self
    Oleg Kassin
    • Major Orlov
    Galina Kalinina
    • Self
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Self
    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Self
    Ashton Kutcher
    Ashton Kutcher
    • Self
    Vilis Daudzins
    • Main Control Operative: Visual Channel
    Igor Chernyavskiy
    • Assistant to Main Control Operative
    Girts Jakovlevs
    Girts Jakovlevs
    • Col. General Votintsev
    Mihails Karasikovs
    • Algorithmic Specialist
    Igor Filippov
    • Main Control Operative
    Douglas Mattern
    • Self
    Sanders Kevin
    • Self
    Ieva Aleksandrova-Eklone
    • Algorithmic Specialist
    • Director
      • Peter Anthony
    • Writer
      • Peter Anthony
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    • Trivia
      When Stanislav meets Kevin Costner it is in the set of the movie The Guardian. This is evidenced by the presence of Ashton Kutcher and Neal McDonough.
    • Quotes

      Kevin Costner: A final question! If the nuclear war happened... What do they say the murdered amount would be'?

      Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov: Our analysts say that... after the first nuclear attack half of the U.S. population will die, Killed, Wounded. Stanislav Petrov: All systems of communication would be destroyed.The same thing would happen to the Soviet Union. There is a chance of a second strike occurring.The US would undoubtedly deliver a retaliatory nuclear strike. Thousands of missiles would be airborne. Then chaos would reign over planet Earth. This would lead to mass destruction. The sun's rays wouldn't be able to reach the surface of the Earth,Ash, Soil. Stanislav Petrov: At first a billion would die.The earth's population would simply Instantly or a bit later. Everyone would simply vanish and our planet would simply turn into a vast desert. Our planet would never be the same again. Never! Never!

    • Connections
      References The Bodyguard (1992)

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    10/10
    Simply heart breaking. Powerful cinema.
    A brilliant mixture of a poetic documentary and a tense Cold War thriller.

    Like something out of DR STRANGELOVE, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD tells the amazing story of real life Stanislav Petrov who saved our world from nuclear Armageddon on September 26, 1983,.

    The movie is setting a new standard of story telling. It's filmed with the expertise of a Hollywood thriller, and the performances are simply flawless. The director has simply made a whole new genre in this densely powerful movie.

    Beautifully told on both a personal and international level, this is one of the most ground breaking piece of film I have seen in years and one of the most important, and most emotional films ever made.

    You simply have to see this film with your family, your friends. Russian Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov is a true hero, that we should all know and respect. Being a former officer in the Danish Army I can only praise this film and the this amazing hero!!!
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    • Sep 17, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Latvia
      • Russia
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Человек, который спас мир
    • Filming locations
      • Riga, Latvia
    • Production companies
      • Statement Film
      • WG Film
      • Ego Media
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,855
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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