The Man Who Saved the World (2014) (2014)

Name: The Man Who Saved the World (2014)
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2014
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Stanislav Petrov, Kevin Costner, Sergey Shnyryov, Nataliya Vdovina, Walter Cronkite

2h Denmark, Latvia, Sweden, United States of America

Documentary History War

Plot

Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces, becomes an unlikely hero in this gripping documentary. Faced with what appeared to be an imminent nuclear attack in 1983, Petrov made a split-second decision that could have altered the course of history. Instead of retaliating, he chose to trust his instincts and investigate further, ultimately preventing a catastrophic escalation. Through interviews and archival footage, the film explores themes of duty, morality, and the heavy burden of responsibility, spotlighting a man whose courage saved countless lives during a tense period of the Cold War.

Cast

Stanislav Petrov Kevin Costner Sergey Shnyryov Nataliya Vdovina Walter Cronkite Oleg Kassin Galina Kalinina Robert De Niro Matt Damon Ashton Kutcher Vilis Daudzi?š Igor Chernyavskiy Girts Jakovlevs Mihails Karasikovs Igor Filippov