1979: Big Bang of the Present
1979: Big Bang of the Present

1979: Big Bang of the Present

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2019
1h 29m
5.7(3 votes)
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History
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Overview

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.

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Telewizja Polska
ORF
INA

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Haideh Daragahi

Self - Literature Professor (1979)

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Acting

Shahin Nawai

Self - Biologist (1979)

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Acting

Chahla Chafiq

Self - Student (1979)

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Acting

Chris Niedenthal

Self - Photojournalist (1979)

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Acting

Leszek Balcerowicz

Self - Economist (1979)

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Acting

Stanisław Ciosek

Self - Politician (1979)

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Acting

Alfred Wierzbicki

Self - Student (1979)

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Hanna Suchocka

Self - Jurist (1979)

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Acting

Roger Garside

Self - Diplomat (1979)

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Acting

Wei Jingsheng

Self - Political Dissident (1979)

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Chas Freeman

Self - US DoS Official (1979)

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Acting

Charles Moore

Self - Political Journalist (1979)

Charles Moore
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Michael Heseltine

Self - Politician (1979)

Michael Heseltine
Acting

Roy Hattersley

Self - Politician (1979)

Roy Hattersley
Acting

David Owen

Self - Politician (1979)

David Owen
Acting

Lech Wałęsa

Self - Shipyard Worker (1979)

Lech Wałęsa
Acting

Jan Berris

Self - Press Liaison (1979)

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Acting

Eva Quistorp

Self - Activist (1979)

No Image
Acting

Helmut Schmidt

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Helmut Schmidt
Acting

Jimmy Carter

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter
Acting

James Callaghan

Self - Politician (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Acting

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini
Acting

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Acting

John Paul II

Self (archive footage)

John Paul II
Acting

Deng Xiaoping

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Deng Xiaoping
Acting

Margaret Thatcher

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher
Acting

Леонид Брежнев

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Леонид Брежнев
Acting

Saddam Hussein

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein
Acting

Leopoldo Galtieri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Leopoldo Galtieri

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