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1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

Genre : Documentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Dirk K. van den Berg, Pascal Verroust

Synopsis

Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.

Actors

Haideh Daragahi
Haideh Daragahi
Self - Literature Professor (1979)
Shahin Nawai
Shahin Nawai
Self - Biologist (1979)
Chahla Chafiq
Chahla Chafiq
Self - Student (1979)
Chris Niedenthal
Chris Niedenthal
Self - Photojournalist (1979)
Leszek Balcerowicz
Leszek Balcerowicz
Self - Economist (1979)
Stanisław Ciosek
Stanisław Ciosek
Self - Politician (1979)
Alfred Wierzbicki
Alfred Wierzbicki
Self - Student (1979)
Hanna Suchocka
Hanna Suchocka
Self - Jurist (1979)
Roger Garside
Roger Garside
Self - Diplomat (1979)
Wei Jingsheng
Wei Jingsheng
Self - Political Dissident (1979)
Chas Freeman
Chas Freeman
Self - US DoS Official (1979)
Charles Moore
Charles Moore
Self - Political Journalist (1979)
Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine
Self - Politician (1979)
Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley
Self - Politician (1979)
David Owen
David Owen
Self - Politician (1979)
Lech Wałęsa
Lech Wałęsa
Self - Shipyard Worker (1979)
Jan Berris
Jan Berris
Self - Press Liaison (1979)
Eva Quistorp
Eva Quistorp
Self - Activist (1979)
Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Schmidt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Self - Politician (archive footage)
James Callaghan
James Callaghan
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Self (archive footage)
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Self (archive footage)
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leopoldo Galtieri
Leopoldo Galtieri
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crews

Dirk K. van den Berg
Dirk K. van den Berg
Director
Pascal Verroust
Pascal Verroust
Director
Dirk K. van den Berg
Dirk K. van den Berg
Writer
Pascal Verroust
Pascal Verroust
Writer
Frederik Walker
Frederik Walker
Camera Operator
Sven Klöpper
Sven Klöpper
Camera Operator
Olivia Furtwängler
Olivia Furtwängler
Camera Operator
Mathieu Descamps
Mathieu Descamps
Sound
Frédéric Vidal
Frédéric Vidal
Editor
Delphine Thelliez
Delphine Thelliez
Sound Mixer
Delphine Thelliez
Delphine Thelliez
Sound Editor
Christophe Gautier
Christophe Gautier
Color Grading
Valérie Canton-Pont
Valérie Canton-Pont
Researcher
Frank Bösch
Frank Bösch
Technical Advisor
David W. Lesch
David W. Lesch
Technical Advisor
Nico Di Biase
Nico Di Biase
Production Director
Olivia Furtwängler
Olivia Furtwängler
Associate Producer
Dirk K. van den Berg
Dirk K. van den Berg
Producer
Pascal Verroust
Pascal Verroust
Producer

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