Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol

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Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol (2009)

Directed by Denny Hooten, Samuel Oldham

Documentary · 1h 30m

On April 12th, 1961, the Soviet Union reports the successful launch, orbit and reentry of the first man in space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin pushing the cold war into a space duel. With the collapse of communism and the rise of freedom in the Russian Federation, recent access to documents in the Kremlin archives reveal a story intended to remain buried forever. Yuri Gagarin, the icon of triumphant communism known world over, was not the first man in space. He was preceded by Vladimir Ilyushin, an unsung hero and the man at the center of this decades old conspiracy....

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Cast

Crew

Director
Denny Hooten, Samuel Oldham

Details

Original title
Padlý idol: Konspirace Jurije Gagarina
Release date
2009-09-05
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
English
Budget
$150,000
Box office
$14,471