Space Race (2005)

8.5/10 • 240 min • Documentary

Overview

The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, as their rivalry intensifies and the pressure to be the first builds.

Cast

Richard Dillane

Werner Von Braun

Steve Nicolson

Sergej Koroljov

Ravil Isyanov

Max Bollinger

Russian Cosmonaut

Mikhail Gorevoy

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