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Secrets of the dead. The man who saved the world

Secrets of the dead. The man who saved the world

DVD 2012

This film explores the dramatic and little-known events that unfolded inside a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. While politicians sought a solution to the stand-off, Vasili Arkhipov, an officer aboard the submarine, refused to fire a nuclear torpedo, thus averting disaster.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Arkhipov, Vasili, 1926-1998
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Nuclear submarines Soviet Union
Submariners Soviet Union
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ISBN:
9781608837885
1608837882
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: not rated
Other Title:
Man who saved the world [DVD]
Notes:
Liev Schreiber, narrator
Originally broadcast by PBS Oct. 23, 2012
DVD; widescreen; stereo.; region 1
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
1889521
UPC:
841887017916
Other Authors:
Green, Nick (Director), director
Schreiber, Liev
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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