Sakharov

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights movement to his receiving the Nobel Peace prize. Sakharov's actions first caused him to lose a senior party position, then half his salary, and finally completely being dismissed from his job and exiled to Gorky, an industrial city. When the Nobel prize is awarded, he is denied the trip to receive it. His wife was able to go there. Sakharov launched a lengthy hunger strike to protest his country's treatment of its people.

Role	Credit
Cast:	Jason Robards Jr. , Glenda Jackson

Golden Globe Awards

1985 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sakharov
- Jason Robards Jr.
1985 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sakharov
- Glenda Jackson
1985 Nominee

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Sakharov