Chernobyl: The Final Warning | |
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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 |
Release | |
Original network | TNT |
Original 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]
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]
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