Chernobyl: The Final Warning

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning
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Genre Drama
Based onFinal 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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Roger Gimbel
A.K. Surikov
ProducerPhilip Barry Jr.
Production locations Kurchatov, Russia, Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Moscow, Los Angeles
CinematographyRay Goode
EditorChris Wimble
Running time95 minutes
Production companies Carolco Television Productions
Turner Pictures
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseApril 22, 1991 (1991-04-22)

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]

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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

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References

  1. 1 2 Chernobyl: The Final Warning at IMDb, retrieved 4 Dec 2012
  2. TCM. Chernobyl: The Final Warning Retrieved 4 Dec 2012
  3. King, Susan (April 21, 1991). "Profile : Jon Voight's Chernobyl 'Warning'". NYT. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  4. Gale, Robert Peter; Hauser, Thomas (1988). Chernobyl : The Final Warning. Hamish Hamilton. ISBN   024112185X.