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The Great Smog of London (2026)
Directed by Pierre Sainteny
Documentary, History, TV Movie · 53m
For five days in December 1952, a thick smog suffocated the British capital causing the death of thousands of Londoners. The health catastrophe lead to a realisation, in Britain and around the world, that air pollution was a serious threat to human health. This documentary reveals what happened, hour by hour, in one of the worst peacetime disasters of the 20th century.
Cast
Chloé Réjon
Valérie Levy
Patrick Kuban
Crew
- Director
- Pierre Sainteny
- Writer
- Pierre Sainteny
- Original Music Composer
- Olivier Bodin, Benoît Daniel
- Editor
- Lionel Delebarre
- Producer
- Bettina Hofmann, Steven Artels, Frédéric Pfyffer
Details
- Original title
- Et Londres disparut dans le brouillard
- Release date
- 2026-04-02
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- 13 Prods, ARTE, Via Découvertes Films