Vasili Arkhipov

Vasili Arkhipov

Born: January 30, 1926
Died: August 19, 1998
Vasili Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer credited with preventing a nuclear strike and potentially all-out nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Movies for Vasili Arkhipov...

Title: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 12, 2012
Type: TV
Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
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The Untold History Of The United States
Title: The Untold History Of The United States
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
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The Man Who Saved the World
Title: The Man Who Saved the World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 22, 2012
Type: Movie
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction.