The Great Smog of London

Name: The Great Smog of London
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Released: 2026-04-02
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chloé Réjon, Valérie Levy, Alain Ghazal, Patrick Kuban

Et Londres disparut dans le brouillard (2026)

0:53 (53 min)

Documentary, History, TV Movie

France

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Production

13 Prods, ARTE, Via Découvertes Films

Release date

2 April 2026

Director

Pierre Sainteny

Scenario

Pierre Sainteny

Composer

Olivier Bodin

Producer

Bettina Hofmann

All team (35)

Actors

Chloé Réjon

Main narrator (voice)

Valérie Levy

Narrator (voice)

Alain Ghazal

Narrator (voice)

Patrick Kuban

Narrator (voice)

All actors and roles (4)

Short description

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.