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Big Bang in Tunguska (2008)

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.

  • Documentary
  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of AmartschaAmartschaSelf
  • Photo of Mark BosloughMark BosloughSelf
  • Photo of Christoph BrenneisenChristoph BrenneisenSelf
  • Photo of Valentina BykovaValentina BykovaSelf
  • Photo of Luca GasperiniLuca GasperiniSelf
  • Photo of Leonid Alekseyevich KulikLeonid Alekseyevich KulikSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Wolfgang KundtWolfgang KundtSelf
  • Photo of Juri LawbinJuri LawbinSelf
  • Photo of Giuseppe LongoGiuseppe LongoSelf
  • Photo of Benny PeiserBenny PeiserSelf

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