
The Man Who Saved the World
- Documentary
- History
- War
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.

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.
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as Narrator (voice)
AliveBorn: April 16, 1953
Age: 73
Austin, Texas, USA

as Narrator (voice)
AliveBirth date not on record.

as Vasily Arkhipov
AliveBorn: August 16, 1978
Age: 48
Cornwall, England, UK

as Submarine Captain
AliveBorn: January 18, 1964
Age: 62
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 30, 1926
Died: August 19, 1998
Age at death: 72

as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 13, 1926
Died: November 25, 2016
Age at death: 90

as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: May 29, 1917
Died: November 22, 1963
Age at death: 46

as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: April 15, 1894
Died: September 11, 1971
Age at death: 77