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Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania (2007)

Movie · Released · 92 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary, History

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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.

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Cast

Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberNarratorWalt DisneyWalt DisneySelf (archive footage)Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)Mamie EisenhowerMamie EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)Mao ZedongMao ZedongSelf (archive footage)Henry KissingerHenry KissingerSelf (archive footage)Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)Hubert H. HumphreyHubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage)Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganSelf (archive footage)Joseph StalinJoseph StalinSelf (archive footage)James DoolittleJames DoolittleSelf (archive footage)Scoop JacksonScoop JacksonSelf (archive footage)

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