Episode

NOVA: The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret

Name: NOVA: The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret
Released: 1989-12-12
Duration: 55 min
Cast: Jay O. Sanders, Lance Lewman, Neil Ross, Liev Schreiber, Craig Sechler

NOVASeason 161989-12-12

Overview

NOVA re-enacts a classic case of classroom detection when English schoolboys track down a secret Soviet launch site. Docudrama.

Details

Series: NOVA
Season: Season 16
Episode: Episode 20
Air date: 1989-12-12
Runtime: 55 min

Episode context

The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret is Episode 20 in Season 16 of NOVA. It aired on 1989-12-12. The runtime is 55 min.

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