Movie: The Battle of Chernobyl

Top 4 Billed Cast

Tim Birkett
Tim Birkett

Narrator

Mikhail Gorbachev
Михаил Горбачёв

Self

Hans Blix
Hans Blix

Self

Oleg Mirochnikov
Oleg Mirochnikov

Self - Translator

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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.

  • Release Date

    2007-01-28

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A disaster that shall never be forgotten.

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  • Languages:

    Français
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