Big Bang in Tunguska

Big Bang in Tunguska (2008)

TMDb|7.4
27/06/200850m
DocumentaryHistory

Overview

At 7:14 am on 30 June 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated throughout our planet. The force of the explosion was two thousand times that of the Hiroshima bomb. A woodland area the size of Luxembourg was eradicated in the Siberian taiga. This incident is recorded in history books as the Tunguska catastrophe. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. The documentary discusses the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists. It identifies the reasons why Tunguska has evolved into a phenomenon and points out the curious results produced by this mythical event in culture and economy.

Details

Status
Released
Original Language
DE
Director
Christoph Schuch
Production Countries
DE
Spoken Languages
German
Production Companies
Halbtotal Film
Original Title
Das Rätsel von Tunguska

Top Cast

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AmartschaSelf
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Mark BosloughSelf
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Christoph BrenneisenSelf
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Valentina BykovaSelf
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Luca GasperiniSelf
L
Leonid Alekseyevich KulikSelf (archive footage)
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Wolfgang KundtSelf
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Juri LawbinSelf
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Giuseppe LongoSelf
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Benny PeiserSelf