Directed by
| David Hoffman | ||
Writing Credits
| Paul Dickson | ... | (book) |
| David Hoffman | ... | (written by) & |
| Paul Dickson | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Story Teller (voice) | |
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Gene Banucci | ... | Self - Participant |
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Jay Barbree | ... | Self - Participant |
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Paul Dickson | ... | Self - Participant |
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Susan Eisenhower | ... | Self - Participant |
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Thomas J. Fleming | ... | Self - Participant (as Tom Fleming) |
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Eileen Galloway | ... | Self - Participant |
| Homer H. Hickam Jr. | ... | Self - Participant (as Homer Hickam) | |
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Scott Hubbard | ... | Self - Participant |
| Sergei Khrushchev | ... | Self - Participant | |
| Llewellyn King | ... | Self - Participant | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Self - Participant | |
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Mike Mullane | ... | Self - Participant |
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Douglas Osheroff | ... | Self - Participant (as Doug Osheroff) |
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Richard Rhodes | ... | Self - Participant |
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Roald Sagdeev | ... | Self - Participant (as Roald Saagdev) |
| Daniel Schorr | ... | Self - Participant | |
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John Williams | ... | Self - Participant |
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Styles Bridges | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| David Brinkley | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Walter Cronkite | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Daly | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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George DeWitt | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Walt Disney | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| James Doolittle | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Edwards | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mamie Eisenhower | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Michael Fitzmaurice | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John Glenn | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ed Herlihy | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Hodges | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Hubert H. Humphrey | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Chet Huntley | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Henry Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Joe King | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Henry Kissinger | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Laika | ... | Self - Space Dog (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Zedong Mao | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Frank McGee | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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John B. Medaris | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Garry Moore | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Merrill Mueller | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Edward R. Murrow | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Val Peterson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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William H. Pickering | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Sam Rayburn | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Howard K. Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Stalin | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adlai Stevenson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Estelle Taylor | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Edward Teller | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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James Van Allen | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Wernher von Braun | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Charles von Fremd | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mike Wallace | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| John Vincent Barrett | ... | producer (as John V. Barrett) |
| Joseph Ferrera | ... | associate producer |
| David Hoffman | ... | producer |
| Eric Reid | ... | producer |
| Jay Walker | ... | executive producer |
Editing by
| John Vincent Barrett | ||
Sound Department
| Victor Blandburg | ... | sound |
| Greg Ephraim | ... | sound |
| Chris Floyd | ... | sound |
| Bill Groner | ... | sound |
| Rich Joy | ... | sound |
| Landon McCrary | ... | sound |
| Tim Murray | ... | sound |
| Juan Rocha | ... | sound |
| Justyn Rowe | ... | sound |
| Vince Sanchez | ... | post-production audio |
| Mark Simon | ... | sound |
| Shaun Varney | ... | sound effects editor |
| John Zukowski | ... | sound |
| Joe Miuccio | ... | recording engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| David Trounstine | ... | graphics / titles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Victor Blandburg | ... | camera operator |
| Greg Ephraim | ... | camera operator |
| Chris Floyd | ... | camera operator |
| Bill Groner | ... | camera operator |
| Rich Joy | ... | camera operator |
| Landon McCrary | ... | camera operator |
| Tim Murray | ... | camera operator |
| Juan Rocha | ... | camera operator |
| Justyn Rowe | ... | camera operator |
| Mark Simon | ... | camera operator |
| John Zukowski | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Jason Beckwith | ... | 3d animator |
Editorial Department
| Emily Bernhard | ... | post production |
| Anton Bielecki | ... | post production (as Anthony Bielecki) |
| Joey Brunelle | ... | post production (as Joe Brunelle) |
| Heeth Grantham | ... | post production |
| Samantha Grove | ... | post production |
| Marvin Hall | ... | post production |
| Alex Jones | ... | assistant editor |
| Sarah Katz | ... | post production |
| Don Mack | ... | post production |
| Maureen McCoy | ... | post production |
| Corey Norman | ... | post production |
| Jonathan Reid | ... | post production |
| Roger Reid | ... | post production services: Modern Videofilm |
| Bonnie Rowan | ... | post production |
| Irina Sanchez | ... | post production services: Russian translator |
| Vince Sanchez | ... | post production services: VSO Media |
| Jihan Spearman | ... | post production |
| Dan Turner | ... | post production |
| Joni White | ... | post production |
| Patrick Wilkes | ... | post production |
| Sue Gates | ... | digital intermediate colorist (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Goldman | ... | script consultant |
| Lindsey Palatino | ... | script coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Jake Beal | ... | voices |
| Dan Bernard | ... | voices |
| Emily Bernhard | ... | researcher |
| Anton Bielecki | ... | researcher (as Anthony Bielecki) |
| Joey Brunelle | ... | researcher (as Joe Brunelle) |
| Alex Chuiko | ... | voices |
| Tracy Cosimiro | ... | voices |
| Charley Darlin | ... | voices |
| Alex Endy | ... | voices |
| Denis Fontaine | ... | voices |
| Evan Geist | ... | voices |
| Alex Gershenson | ... | voices |
| Tavia Gilbert | ... | voices |
| Ron Giroux | ... | voices |
| Lucy Gowan | ... | voices |
| Heeth Grantham | ... | researcher / voices |
| Kojima Gray | ... | voices |
| Samantha Grove | ... | researcher |
| Marvin Hall | ... | researcher |
| Michael Hutchins | ... | voices |
| Jameson Jendreas | ... | voices |
| Shayle Kann | ... | web communications |
| Sarah Katz | ... | researcher |
| William King | ... | voices |
| Zoë King | ... | Cold War historian |
| John Logsdon | ... | fact checker |
| Don Mack | ... | researcher |
| Ken Main | ... | voices |
| Bruce McCoy | ... | voices |
| Maureen McCoy | ... | researcher |
| Pam McCoy | ... | voices |
| Alam McLucas | ... | voices |
| Pamela Meyer | ... | distribution consultant |
| Kate Moon | ... | voices |
| Michael Nardello | ... | voices |
| Corey Norman | ... | researcher |
| Killian Pohl | ... | voices |
| Ian Pugh | ... | voices |
| Jed Rauscher | ... | voices |
| Jonathan Reid | ... | researcher |
| Bonnie Rowan | ... | researcher |
| Jacob Saxon | ... | voices |
| Jaimie Schwartz | ... | voices |
| Yorek Semich | ... | voices |
| Jihan Spearman | ... | researcher |
| Peter Thomas | ... | voices |
| Kenneth Topham | ... | voices |
| Dan Turner | ... | researcher |
| Randy Visser | ... | voices |
| Joni White | ... | researcher |
| Patrick Wilkes | ... | researcher |
| Kirk Wolfinger | ... | colleague / film consultant / friend |
| Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | ... | voices (as Lisa Wolfinger) |
Thanks
| Amy Arvig | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: HD MovieSource |
| Tim Bono | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Bono Labs |
| Preston Boomer | ... | thanks to: hs science teacher, Santa Cruz, CA |
| Josh Braun | ... | special thanks to |
| Peter Bregman | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Fox News |
| Kim Burrell | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Neil Calder | ... | thanks to: SLAC, Stanford University |
| Chad Campbell | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: NPR Media Relations |
| Vint Cerf | ... | thanks to: Google evangelist (as Dr. Vint Cerf) |
| Yuien Chin | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: NBC News Archive (as Yuien Chen) |
| Jay Conley | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Media Research Associates |
| Donna Coster | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Historical Photo Research Associates |
| Dale Cruikshank | ... | thanks to: scientist, NASA Ames Research Center (as Dr. Dale Cruikshank) |
| Edna DeVore | ... | thanks to: director, SETI (as Dr. Edna DeVore) |
| Steven J. Dick | ... | acknowledgment: NASA archival support |
| Nancy Dickson | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Ara Dinkjian | ... | acknowledgment: additional music courtesy of |
| Thomas Dolby | ... | acknowledgment: additional music courtesy of / special thanks to |
| Sidney Drell | ... | thanks to: arms control expert (as Dr. Sidney Drell) |
| Bonnie Dunbar | ... | special thanks to |
| Skip Elsheimer | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: AV Geeks |
| Colin Fries | ... | acknowledgment: NASA archival support: archivist / acknowledgment: archival support: NASA History Office (as Colin A. Fries) |
| C. Allen Giles | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: UCLA Film & Video Archive |
| Phil Gries | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Archival Television Audio, Inc. |
| John H. Hargenoder | ... | acknowledgment: NASA archival support: archivist / acknowledgment: archival support: NASA History Office |
| Bill Hickman | ... | acknowledgment: archival support |
| Caroline Hoffman | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Davey Hoffman | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Heidi Hoffman | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Henry Hoffman | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Jeanne Hoffman | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| A.P. Hogan | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: University of Maryland |
| Linda Hunt | ... | thanks to: CNN anchor |
| Sarah Jessen | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Bob Kann | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Barak Kassar | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Sergei Khrushchev | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: home movie footage of Nikita Krushchev |
| Llewellyn King | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: White House Media |
| Paul Kotseff | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Chad R. Kreikemeier | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: The Eisenhower Institute |
| Jason Krieger | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: BBC Motion Gallery |
| Jennifer Kurlley | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Andrei Linde | ... | thanks to: physicist, Stanford University (as Dr. Andrei Linde) |
| Paul Lowman | ... | thanks to: Goddard Space Flight Center (as Dr. Paul Lowman) |
| Alan Ludwig | ... | thanks to: senior policy analyst, NASA |
| Fred MacDonald | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: MacDonald & Associates, Chicago IL |
| Maddie Madsen | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: 5 Alarm Music |
| Doug McAdam | ... | thanks to: sociologist, Stanford University |
| Bruce McCaw | ... | special thanks to |
| David Morrison | ... | thanks to: NASA - Ames Research Center (as Dr. David Morrison) |
| Gerard Penning | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Astronomical Society of Southern Africa |
| Gerhard Peters | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara |
| Kevin Rice | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Historic Films |
| Burton Richter | ... | thanks to: physicist, Stanford University (as Dr. Burton Richter) |
| Gayle Riggsbee | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club |
| Joyce Riggsbee | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club |
| Pierre Schwob | ... | special thanks to / thanks to: education activist |
| Mark Shields | ... | thanks to: political analyst, Washington D.C. |
| Charles Shollenberger | ... | thanks to: space collector |
| Mark Snyder | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Smithsonian Institution |
| Robert Stone | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: The Satellite Sky |
| Kathy Struss | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library |
| Eileen Walker | ... | David Hoffman would like to personally thank: for their physical & moral support during production |
| Claire White | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Sanctuary Group |
| Neville Young | ... | acknowledgment: archival support: Astronomical Society of Southern Africa |
