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Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

2007·Movie·1h 32m

Documentary, History

7.0 / 10 (1 votes)

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.

Directed by
David Hoffman
Original language
English
Released
1 June 2007

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Cast

  • Liev Schreiber

    Liev Schreiber

    Narrator

  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mamie Eisenhower

    Mamie Eisenhower

    Self (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mao Zedong

    Mao Zedong

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henry Kissinger

    Henry Kissinger

    Self (archive footage)

  • Nikita Khrushchev

    Nikita Khrushchev

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hubert H. Humphrey

    Hubert H. Humphrey

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin

    Self (archive footage)