The Great Smog of London
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
★ 0.0·2026·0h 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 t...
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Cast
Chloé Réjon
Main narrator (voice)
Valérie Levy
Narrator (voice)
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Alain Ghazal
Narrator (voice)
Patrick Kuban
Narrator (voice)
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DIRECTOR
Pierre Sainteny
OVERVIEW
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.