| Sakharov | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David W. Rintels |
| Directed by | Jack Gold |
| Starring | Jason Robards Glenda Jackson Nicol Williamson Frank Finlay Michael Bryant Paul Freeman |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Robert Berger |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Editor | Keith Palmer |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Production companies | Titus Productions Limited HBO Premiere Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | June 20, 1984 (1984-06-20) |
Sakharov is a 1984biographicaldramatelevision film directed byJack Gold and written by David W. Rintels. The film starsJason Robards,Glenda Jackson,Nicol Williamson,Frank Finlay,Michael Bryant andPaul Freeman. The film premiered onHBO on June 20, 1984.[1][2][3]
The film is the story of the later life of Soviet nuclear scientistAndrei Sakharov.
In 1966, Sakharov signs the "Letter of Twenty-Five" to the 23rdCongress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, opposing the rehabilitation of Stalin, and this event divides his life into before and after phases. What follows is official persecution and loss of awards. He becomes a human rights activist and marries fellow campaignerYelena Bonner. After Sakharov founds theCommittee on Human Rights in the USSR, he is forced into internal exile, but is allowed byMikhail Gorbachev to return to Moscow. He has become a notable international figure.
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