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The Battle of Chernobyl
First aired on Jan 28, 2007
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Genres: Documentary, History

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.

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Tim Birkett | Narrator
Mikhail Gorbachev | Self
Hans Blix | Self
Oleg Mirochnikov | Self - Translator
Featured Crew
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Thomas Johnson | Director
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Guillaume Valabrègue | Co-Producer
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Hind Saïh | Producer
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Benoît Pimont | Music
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Tom Jennings | Director