Movie

Sputnik Mania

Released: June 1, 2007 (2007)

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genres: Documentary, History

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 118
Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 116
Mao Zedong as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 113
Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 113
Mamie Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 110
Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 98
Hubert H. Humphrey as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 96
Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 96
Henry Kissinger as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 84
Liev Schreiber as Narrator
Age at release: 39

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Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 128
James Doolittle as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown