Calendar – Past Event

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. Narrated by Liev Schreiber with expert use of archival footage, SPUTNIK MANIA explores the fast-moving series of events that brought the world's super-powers to the brink of nuclear war, and includes the story of two ex-generals whose private agreement prevented WW III.

dir. David Hoffman, documentary, 1h27m

Opens the week of June 13
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02446
617-734-2500
(www.Coolidge.org)
www.sputnikmania.com