CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 1h 34m
The Battle of Chernobyl

A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

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On April 26, 1986, a 1,000 feet high flame rises into the sky of the Ukraine. The fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant just exploded. A battle begins in which 500,000 men are engaged throughout the Soviet Union to "liquidate" the radioactivity, build the "sarcophagus" of the damaged reactor and save the world from a second explosion that would have destroyed half of Europe. Become a reference film, this documentary combines testimonials and unseen footage, tells for the first time the Battle of Chernobyl.

Directed byThomas Johnson, Tom Jennings

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
FR
Released
January 28, 2007
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Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Tim Birkett

Narrator

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self

Hans Blix

Hans Blix

Self

Oleg Mirochnikov

Oleg Mirochnikov

Self - Translator

Creative team
Directed by
Thomas Johnson
Tom Jennings
Tom Jennings
Written by
Olivier Julien
Produced by
Hind Saïh

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