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This title is banned in the U.S.

posted 13 years ago by EricRous
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People here who think this is Western propaganda should know that this title is actually banned in the U.S. They aired it briefly on the National Geographic channel and then the powers-that-be stepped in and let BBC and National Geographic know not to ever show it or distribute it again in the U.S. (you'll notice that no region 1 or NTSC DVD of this has ever been released). The U.S. government doesn't want to even acknowledge the Soviet space program, much less allow anything that even remotely celebrates it. They don't even like to acknowledge Von Braun and his contribution. Anything that isn't pure pro-NASA propaganda is banned.

So all of you who think this is pro-Western need to note that the U.S. government certainly doesn't think so.

[–] TerraFirma69 9 years ago

If true, that is depressing. A supposedly advanced free nation that wants to willfully ignore and edit such an interesting part of history, and really for nothing more than stupid pointless pride, so sad.

...then whoa, differences...

[–] smcbee27 8 years ago

It's not true. The Soviets many first are taught in our schools and I'm watching this right now in America!

[–] bpollen 9 years ago

Nonsense. The U.S. doesn't care about movie-documentaries or documentaries, unless they violate the law and cross over into incitement to violence, etc., which is against the law.

This is just a little documentary. The race to space was actually taught in schools, when I went to school, including that Russia was the first to do this or that (I think to get a chimp in space, the name of their first rocket, etc.).

The U.S. isn't afraid of documentaries.

If there is no DVD for the US region, it's because it's not much of a seller. I wanted to buy the DVD of a movie titled Dean Spanley, but since it was made in New Zealand and isn't a popular film, there was no US region DVD. I had to buy it through a streaming service.

BTW, this documentary was made by the BBC through a COLLECTIVE effort of reps of England, Germany, the U.S., and Russia. This was a collaberative effort.

The U.S. is very big on the free exchange of information and opinions. Information is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, the country encourages it and revels in it. In the US, you can say just about anything. If you don't like, your recourse is that YOU can say just about anything in response. That's how free speech works.

[–] smcbee27 8 years ago

Watching it now in US under title of "Space Race". I first learned about our space program when I was in 6th grade, 10 years after Armstrong landed on the moon. We learned that the then USSR had first in every instance until we orbited the moon before them. I don't know why anyone would think this docudrama isn't welcomed in the US. As one who visits schools every year for Space Week I can assure you students are tought the accomplishments of both sides. Our schools spend less than a day discussing the space race now but I find the students are highly interested in the past and the future of our space travels. I believe most American space enthusiasts believe furthering our travels will indeed include the continued contributions of many countries. Let's focus on what we have accomplished together and get over the "one ups manship" game.

[–] tstevens32 8 years ago

Nyet. Just started watching on Netflix.

[–] cbelaez 7 years ago

Not true. I'm watching it on Netflix right now.

[–] bistritapcv (1660) a year ago

I was in this but got completely cut ;(