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Generation Sputnik
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Overview
From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
52 min
Release Date
2016-12-01
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Andreas C. Knigge
Self - Writer and Journalist
Matthias Horx
Self - Futurologist
Andreas Eschbach
Self - Writer
Pierre Christin
Self - Comic Writer
Jean-Claude Mézières
Self - Comic Penciler
Wolfgang Völz
Self - Actor
Roswitha Völz
Self - Dancer
Oliver Elser
Self - Exhibition Curator
Ingrid Wilp
Self - Charles Wilp's Widow
Walter Jonas
Self - Painter (archive footage)
Charles Wilp
Self - Artist (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Astronaut (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Self - Astronaut (archive footage)
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