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  • Space Race Race for Rockets (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Drama

Space Race

Race for Rockets (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, Drama

Race For Rockets, spans 1944-1949. We see Wernher von Braun's work on the V-2 for the Nazis during the last years of the Second World War, his surrender to American troops and his move to the USA. We see Sergei Korolev's release from the ...See moreRace For Rockets, spans 1944-1949. We see Wernher von Braun's work on the V-2 for the Nazis during the last years of the Second World War, his surrender to American troops and his move to the USA. We see Sergei Korolev's release from the Gulag, and how he is set to work on Soviet rockets, first attempting to copy the V-2, then building a more efficient rocket of his own. Written by m See less
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Composers
Cinematographers
Editors
Col Goudie (as Colin Goudie) | William Webb
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 14, 2005

Release date
Sep 14, 2005 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Dillane
Werner Von Braun Werner Von Braun   See fewer
Steve Nicolson
Sergej Koroljov Sergej Koroljov   See fewer
David Barrass
Grottrup Grottrup   See fewer
Max Bollinger
Russian Cosmonaut (voice) Russian Cosmonaut (voice)   See fewer
Stuart Bunce
Lev Gaidukov Lev Gaidukov   See fewer
Radu Bânzaru
Russian major Russian major   See fewer
Simon Day
Kammler Kammler   See fewer
Oliver de la Fosse
Staver's Lieutenant Staver's Lieutenant   See fewer
Mark Dexter
Staver Staver   See fewer
Michael Gor
Serov (as Mikhail Gorevoy) Serov (as Mikhail Gorevoy)   See fewer
Constantine Gregory
Khrushchev Khrushchev   See fewer
Stephen Greif
Colonel Toftoy Colonel Toftoy   See fewer
Ravil Isyanov
Glushko Glushko   See fewer
Robert Lindsay
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Mariya Mironova
Nina Korolev Nina Korolev   See fewer
Nicholas Rowe
R. V. Jones R. V. Jones   See fewer
John Warnaby
Mishin Mishin   See fewer
Tim Woodward
Nedelin Nedelin   See fewer
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