Sputnik Mania (2007)

7.0/10 92 min Documentary History

Overview

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 Schreiber

Narrator

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Mamie Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

James Doolittle

Self (archive footage)

Scoop Jackson

Self (archive footage)

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