Sputnik Mania

Name: Sputnik Mania
Director: David Hoffman
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2007-06-01
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Walt Disney, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler

2007

1h 32m

Documentary History

Director: David Hoffman

Writers: David Hoffman, Paul Dickson

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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.