Yuri Gagarin

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Mar 09, 1934 (91 years old)
Death date
Mar 27, 1968

Yuri Gagarin

Known For

The Longest Voyage
1h 17m
Movie 2020

The Longest Voyage

Spain, 1519. Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator in the service of King Charles I, undertakes, at the command of five ships, a commercial expedition to the Moluccas. The story of the first circumnavigation of the world, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano in 1522.

Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice
0h 53m
Movie 2020

Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create a secret military base located in the far north of Greenland: Camp Century, almost a real town with roads and houses, a nuclear plant to provide power and silos to house missiles aimed at the Soviet Union.

Chasing the Moon
1h 52m
TV Show 2019

Chasing the Moon

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

Moon: The Battles of Space
0h 53m
Movie 2019

Moon: The Battles of Space

July 20, 1969. Apollo 11 lands on the surface of the Moon. Such a feat was apparently performed to the greater glory of all mankind, but actually it marked the end of the space race disputed by the two great superpowers of the time in their eagerness to arrive before and the beginning of the spread of the Cold War into space. Nowadays, the struggle continues, but the main competitors and their purposes are others.

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
1h 38m
Movie 2015

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.

Destination Titan
1h 0m
Movie 2011

Destination Titan

A story about four British scientists who have created a probe which will take a seven year long trip to the largest moon orbiting Saturn, Titan. Designing and building a vehicle that will travel more than 2 billion miles across space is not an easy task as it is shown in Destination Titan. The documentary follows the story behind the creation of a probe that is the culmination of a lifetime endeavor which will be strapped onto what is essentially a giant bomb and hurled out of earths atmosphere on a seven year long journey. will they succeed? This documentary is presented by John Zarnecki and features the famous TV host and astronomer Patrick Moore.

Gagarin, I Loved You
0h 53m
Movie 1991

Gagarin, I Loved You

Personal view of the era that left its mark on an entire generation of Soviet people, a look at euphoria and hero worship.

Biography

Yuri Gagarin  was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human travel into outer space: his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.

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