Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

NR2007•92 min

4KHDRCC

History Documentary

Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe - then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America a weapon of mass destruction.

TMDB Rating:

7.0

Director:David Hoffman

Movie poster for Sputnik Mania

Who's in it

Liev Schreiber image

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Walt Disney image

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower image

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Mamie Eisenhower image

Mamie Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler image

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson image

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong image

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger image

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev image

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey image

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

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