Sakharov

Sakharov

118 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 20, 1984

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.

Sakharov

118 mins | Drama, TV Movie | June 20, 1984

Sakharov
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers HBO Films, Titus Productions Limited
Original title Sakharov
Directors Jack Gold
Writers David W. Rintels

Cast

Jason Robards

as Andrei Sakharov

Glenda Jackson

as Yelena Bonner

Nicol Williamson

as Malyarov

Frank Finlay

as Kravtsov

Michael Bryant

as Syshchikov

Paul Freeman

as Pavel Leontiev

Anna Massey

as Klavdia

Joe Melia

as Sergej Kovalov

Lee Montague

as Slavsky

Jim Norton

as Roy Medvedev

Valentine Pelka

as Efrem Sakharov

Catherine Hall

as Tanya Sakharov

John McAndrew

as Alyosha Sakharov

Debbie Farrington

as Lisa Sakharov

David Midwinter

as Matvel Sakharov, age 10

Craig Dickerson

as Matvel Sakharov, age 5

Toni Warwick

as Anya Sakharov

Eileen Way

as Ruf Grigorievna

Denyse Alexander

as Dr. Lydia

Marion Bailey

as Ludmilla Kovalov

Anton Lesser

as Valery Chalidze

Norman Rodway

as Psychiatrist

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Nobel Presenter

Robert Sherman

as American Reporter

Paola Dionisotti

as Patient's Wife

Avril Elgar

as OVIR Administrator

Tenniel Evans

as Dean Fedorenko

Jean Heywood

as Sakharov's Secretary

Alex McCrindle

as Siberia Trainman

John Rowe

as Norwegian Diplomat

Jane Wood

as Witness at Trial

Ruth Goring

as Wedding Registrar

Bernard Kay

as Prosecutor

David Landberg

as Reporter

John Normington

as OVIR Clerk

Olivier Pierre

as Reporter

Tony Sibbald

as Reporter

Martyn Whitby

as Mikhail

Derek Lyons

as Russian Guard (uncredited)