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

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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

The Man Who Saved the World tells the gripping true story of Stanislav Petrov - a man who single-handedly averted a full scale NUCLEAR WORLD WAR.

The Man Who Saved the World, a feature film, tells the true yet nearly untold story of Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet lieutenant colonel who single-handedly prevented nuclear Armageddon at the height of the Cold War.

Many films aspire to tackle macro-society issues and intimate human relationships within the same story, but it often results in over-exposition or a muddy story with underdeveloped characters. "The Man Who Saved the World" succeeds in touching the audience with an important societal concern, while also developing the connective tissues to make us feel for a raw, flawed human being. This feature could not come more highly recommended. A truly wonderful and amazing film.