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Sputnik Mania (2007)

Sputnik Mania (2007)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2007, June 1
Directors: David Hoffman
Countries: United States of America
Production: Varied Directions International
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Adolf Hitler, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Henry Kissinger, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Scoop Jackson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Mamie Eisenhower

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.