1979 Big Bang of the Present

Directed by Pascal Verroust and Dirk K. van den Berg
2019    89m
Documentary, History, TV Movie
7
"1979 Big Bang of the Present" explores a pivotal year marked by transformative events: Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, Thatcher's austerity, Khomeini's Revolution, and global upheavals. A vibrant tapestry of power shifts that ignited modern geopolitics and activism.
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Cast of 1979 Big Bang of the Present
  • Haideh DaragahiSelf - Literature Professor (1979)
  • Shahin NawaiSelf - Biologist (1979)
  • Chahla ChafiqSelf - Student (1979)
  • Chris NiedenthalSelf - Photojournalist (1979)
  • Leszek BalcerowiczSelf - Economist (1979)
  • Stanisław CiosekSelf - Politician (1979)
  • Alfred WierzbickiSelf - Student (1979)
  • Hanna SuchockaSelf - Jurist (1979)
  • Roger GarsideSelf - Diplomat (1979)
  • Wei JingshengSelf - Political Dissident (1979)
  • Chas FreemanSelf - US DoS Official (1979)
  • Charles MooreSelf - Political Journalist (1979)
  • Michael HeseltineSelf - Politician (1979)
  • Roy HattersleySelf - Politician (1979)
  • David OwenSelf - Politician (1979)
  • Lech WałęsaSelf - Shipyard Worker (1979)
  • Jan BerrisSelf - Press Liaison (1979)
  • Eva QuistorpSelf - Activist (1979)
  • Helmut SchmidtSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Jimmy CarterSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • James CallaghanSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Valéry Giscard d'EstaingSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Ruhollah KhomeiniSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of IranSelf (archive footage)
  • Pope John Paul IISelf (archive footage)
  • Deng XiaopingSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Margaret ThatcherSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Leonid BrezhnevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Saddam HusseinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Leopoldo GaltieriSelf - Politician (archive footage)
 
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