Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic68/100
1 audience votes
Key crew
- David HoffmanDirector
- David HoffmanWriter
- Paul DicksonWriter
Cast
- Liev SchreiberNarrator
- Walt DisneySelf (archive footage)
- Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
- Mamie EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
- Mao ZedongSelf (archive footage)
- Henry KissingerSelf (archive footage)
- Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
- Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage)
- Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)