Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1958)

Directed by

Barry Mahon

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 04m

Rating

2.2 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Cold War story about American spies trying to stop a Soviet spy from stealing missile secrets. The film was made to warn people about the threat of communism after the Sputnik launch.

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What happens

Rocket Attack U.S.A., also known as Five Minutes to Zero, is a 1958 propaganda espionage/science fiction film produced, directed, and edited by Barry Mahon, who intended to exploit the launching of Sputnik. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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