Generation Sputnik (2016)
Género : Documental, Historia, Película de TV
Tiempo de ejecución : 52M
Director : André Schäfer, Jonas Niewianda
Sinopsis
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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Un grupo de cuatro amigos, fanáticos de Star Wars se vuelven juntar años después de graduarse para intentar cumplir la promesa que le hicieron a un amigo fallecido: Ver antes que nadie el Episodio I, secuestrando a George Lucas si fuera necesario.
A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans.
El baúl de la NASA se abre para proporcionar material inédito sobre la misión "Apollo 11", que llevaría por primera vez al hombre a la Luna. Las cámaras ubicadas en Cabo Cañaveral capturan los momentos más importantes del despegue de la nave. Unidas a las escenas filmadas en el interior del cohete espacial, ambas perspectivas ofrecen una visión íntima sobre las sensaciones que experimentaron los astronautas durante su misión.
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Documentary about horror fans
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