Chernobyl : a 5-part miniseries / HBO Miniseries presents ; in association with Sky ; a Sister Pictures production ; a Mighty Mint production ; a Word Games production ; produced by Sanne Wohlenberg ; created by Craig Mazin ; written by Craig Mazin ; directed by Johan Renck.
Publisher:
HBO Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 321 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis, Con O'Neill, Adrian Rawlins, Sam Troughton, Robert Emms, David Dencik, Mark Lewis Jones, Alan Williams, Alex Ferns, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan, Fares Fares, Michael McElhatton. Originally broadcast on television by HBO in 2019. Wide screen (2.00:1). Bonus features: Inside the episode; Behind-the-curtain featurette; Meet the key players; What is Chernobyl?; Pivotal moment: the trial; Script-to-screen featurette.
Contents:
Disc 1. 1.23:45 -- Please remain calm -- Open wide, o Earth -- Disc 2. The happiness of all mankind -- Vichnaya Pamyat.
Summary:
In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. This gripping 5-part HBO miniseries tells the powerful and visceral story of this event and its aftermath.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.