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Film / 2007
Sputnik Mania
Directed by
David Hoffman
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Liev SchreiberNarrator
Walt DisneySelf (archive footage)
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Mamie EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Mao ZedongSelf (archive footage)
Henry KissingerSelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage)
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
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