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Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

7.0 (1) ·2007 ·92 min ·Movie
Documentary History

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.

Top 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)

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