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The Man Who Saved the World

2014 NR 2h 7.5

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.

Few people know of him - yet billions of people are alive because of him. The actions of Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer, prevented the start of a unsurvivable worldwide nuclear war and the devastation of the entire Earth.

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Info about The Man Who Saved the World

Studio(s): Ego Media, Statement Pictures

Originally Released: Aug 13, 2014

Production Countries: Denmark, Latvia, Sweden, United States

Genres:Documentary, Biography, Drama, History, War

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