The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

53 mins | Documentary, War, History | Oct. 22, 2012

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.

The Man Who Saved the World

53 mins | Documentary, War, History | Oct. 22, 2012

The Man Who Saved the World
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.
Producers
Original title The Man Who Saved the World
Directors Nick Green
Writers Nick Green

Cast

Jay O. Sanders

as Narrator (voice)

Alisdair Simpson

as Narrator (voice)

Leon Ockenden

as Vasily Arkhipov

Martin McDougall

as Submarine Captain

Vasili Arkhipov

as Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

as Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

as Self (archive footage)