2008
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 27 m

2008
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 27 m

Summary Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit Earth, bringing America to its knees in awe--then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America as a weapon of mass destruction. Narrated by Liev Schreiber with expert use of archival footage, Spu...

Documentary

Directed By: David Hoffman

Written By: Paul Dickson, David Hoffman

2008
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 27 m

2008
Not Rated
Balcony Releasing
1 h 27 m

Sputnik Mania

Name: Sputnik Mania
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-03-14
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Rating: 68
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Gene Banucci, Jay Barbree, Paul Dickson, Susan Eisenhower

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: David Hoffman

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It was really no bigger than a beach ball, weighed about as much as a full-grown man and it beeped. And aside from transmitting a radio signal and accidentally opening a few automatic garage doors, it didn't really do anything except orbit the globe once every 96 minutes.

By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

The archival footage here is great, and the cosmos-conquering craziness will satisfy space-race nuts.

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The New York Times

The movie lets parallels between that time and the post-9/11 era emerge organically, in the manner of a fable that subtly illuminates your own life.

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Variety

A seemingly esoteric subject -- the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite -- is exhumed and made exciting in this important slice of you-are-there documaking.

By Ken Eisner FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Sputnik Mania has a happy ending, thanks to German scientist Werner von Braun, who had been recruited for America after designing Nazi rockets that rained terror on England during World War II.

By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Varied Directions

Release Date Mar 14, 2008

Duration 1 h 27 m

Rating Not Rated

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Sputnik Mania

Top Cast

Liev Schreiber

Story Teller

Gene Banucci

Self - Participant

Jay Barbree

Self - Participant

Paul Dickson

Self - Participant

Susan Eisenhower

Self - Participant

Thomas J. Fleming

Self - Participant

Eileen Galloway

Self - Participant

Homer H. Hickam Jr.

Self - Participant

Scott Hubbard

Self - Participant

Sergei Khrushchev

Self - Participant

Llewellyn King

Self - Participant

Robert Klein

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Mike Mullane

Self - Participant

Douglas Osheroff

Self - Participant

Richard Rhodes

Self - Participant

Roald Sagdeev

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Daniel Schorr

Self - Participant

John Williams

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Styles Bridges

Self

David Brinkley

Self

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