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Generation Sputnik
Generation Sputnik

Generation Sputnik

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 December 2016

Country

Germany

Cast

Andreas C. Knigge

Andreas C. Knigge

Self - Writer and Journalist

Matthias Horx

Matthias Horx

Self - Futurologist

Andreas Eschbach

Andreas Eschbach

Self - Writer

Pierre Christin

Pierre Christin

Self - Comic Writer

Jean-Claude Mézières

Jean-Claude Mézières

Self - Comic Penciler

Wolfgang Völz

Wolfgang Völz

Self - Actor

Roswitha Völz

Roswitha Völz

Self - Dancer

Oliver Elser

Oliver Elser

Self - Exhibition Curator

Ingrid Wilp

Ingrid Wilp

Self - Charles Wilp's Widow

Walter Jonas

Walter Jonas

Self - Painter (archive footage)

Charles Wilp

Charles Wilp

Self - Artist (archive footage)

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Self - Astronaut (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

Self - Astronaut (archive footage)

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