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Chernobyl (2019)

8.7Drama

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

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A high-signal pick with 8,516 votes.

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Director: Carolyn Strauss

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Cast & crew

Jared Harris as Valery Legasov

Jared Harris

Valery Legasov

Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina

Stellan Skarsgård

Boris Shcherbina

Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk

Emily Watson

Ulana Khomyuk

Paul Ritter as Anatoly Dyatlov

Paul Ritter

Anatoly Dyatlov

Jessie Buckley as Lyudmilla Ignatenko

Jessie Buckley

Lyudmilla Ignatenko

Adam Nagaitis as Vasily Ignatenko

Adam Nagaitis

Vasily Ignatenko

Sam Troughton as Alexandr Akimov

Sam Troughton

Alexandr Akimov

Robert Emms as Leonid Toptunov

Robert Emms

Leonid Toptunov

Con O'Neill as Viktor Bryukhanov

Con O'Neill

Viktor Bryukhanov

Adrian Rawlins as Nikolai Fomin

Adrian Rawlins

Nikolai Fomin

Alan Williams as KGB Chairman Charkov

Alan Williams

KGB Chairman Charkov

David Dencik as Mikhail Gorbachev

David Dencik

Mikhail Gorbachev

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