The launch of Sputnik 50 years ago almost triggered a nuclear World War III. Global catastrophe was averted, however, because of a private agreement between two ex-generals. Now, with the help of recently released documents from the former Soviet Union, the full story of how close we cam to global nuclear war can be told for the first time.... (Full plot summary below)
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The launch of Sputnik 50 years ago almost triggered a nuclear World War III. Global catastrophe was averted, however, because of a private agreement between two ex-generals. Now, with the help of recently released documents from the former Soviet Union, the full story of how close we cam to global nuclear war can be told for the first time.
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| TV GuideKen FoxIt 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. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesFilled with funny moments ... it perfectly and even-handedly captures the spirit of the time. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonThe reigning champion in the archival footage department features great Soviet footage of those days that (hopefully) will never be seen again---the days of the US-Soviet space race. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[A] smart, wry look at the American enthusiasm for and then paranoia over the first manmade satellite to orbit Earth... [R]ings with a truth that still holds... |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansDirector David Hoffman marshals his information into an absorbing story, adroitly narrated by Liev Schreiber, that captures the fears and the hopes of the dawn of the Space Age. |
| Hollywood Report CardRoss AnthonySurprising, Insightful, Informative. We are reminded that an "atmosphere" of fear may be much more dangerous than the threat. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe archival footage here is great, and the cosmos-conquering craziness will satisfy space-race nuts. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitRefreshingly, 'Sputnik Mania' stands back and allows its tale to be told in memorable actuality footage backed with unobtrusive period music. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe sharply edited film, which includes (happily) just a few talking heads but mostly exciting archival celluloid and campy stock is a love letter to Ike Eisenhower. |
| New York PostLou LumenickSputnik 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. |
