Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

92 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 2007

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.

Sputnik Mania

92 mins | Documentary | Dec. 31, 2007

Sputnik Mania
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Varied Directions International
Original title Sputnik Mania
Directors David Hoffman
Writers Paul Dickson, Lindsey Palatino, David Hoffman

Cast

Walt Disney

as Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Self (archive footage)

Mamie Eisenhower

as Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

as Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

as Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

as Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

as Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

as Self (archive footage)

James Doolittle

as Self (archive footage)