| Chernobyl: The Final Warning | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl 1988 book by Robert Peter Gale and Thomas Hauser |
| Written by | Ernest Kinoy |
| Directed by | Anthony Page |
| Starring |
Jon Voight Jason Robards Sammi Davis |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
Roger Gimbel A.K. Surikov |
| Producer | Philip Barry Jr. |
| Production locations |
Kursk, Russia Moscow |
| Cinematography | Ray Goode |
| Editor | Chris Wimble |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies |
Carolco Television Productions Turner Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | April 22, 1991 |
Chernobyl: The Final Warning is a 1991 American made-for-television disaster drama film starring Jon Voight, Jason Robards, and Sammi Davis. The film chronicles the Chernobyl disaster. [1]
Plot
Based on a true account of events, the plot interweaves the stories of a fireman at the nuclear power plant, his pregnant wife, the government officials whose policies helped and hindered rescue efforts and America's Dr. Robert Gale ( Jon Voight), who led the international medical team that helped treat survivors of the disaster. [2] Robert Gale published the original account of his experiences as Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl in 1988 with Thomas Hauser; [3] [4] it was adapted by Ernest Kinoy for the screenplay. [1]
Cast
- Jon Voight as Dr. Robert Gale
- Jason Robards as Dr. Armand Hammer
- Sammi Davis as Yelena Mashenko
- Annette Crosbie as Dr. Galina Petrovna
- Ian McDiarmid as Dr. Vatisenko
- Vincent Riotta as Valery Mashenko
- Steven Hartley as Aleksandr Mashenko
- Jim Ishida as Dr. Terasaki
- Alex Norton as Dr. Andreyev
- Trevor Cooper as Feodor Lashelya
- Sebastian Shaw as Grandpa
- Jack Klaff as Dr. Pieter Claasen
- Chris Walker as Grisha
- Lorcan Cranitch as Chernov
- Yuri Petrov as Viktor Vasilichyov
- Karen Meagher as Anna
- Caroline Milmoe as Sonya
- Debora Weston as Tamar Gale
- Jonathan Hachett as George Castle
- Keith Edwards as Champlin
- Vladimir Troshin as Mikhail Gorbachev
- Vadim Ledogorov as Leonid Scherchenko
- Nicholas Locker as Dr. Gale's Son
- Shir Gale as Dr. Gale's Daughter
References
- ^ a b Chernobyl: The Final Warning at IMDb , retrieved 4 Dec 2012
- ^ TCM. Chernobyl: The Final Warning Retrieved 4 Dec 2012
- ^ King, Susan (April 21, 1991). "Profile : Jon Voight's Chernobyl 'Warning'". NYT. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Gale, Robert Peter; Hauser, Thomas (1988). Chernobyl : The Final Warning. Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 024112185X.
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