The Fifties(1997)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1997-11-30
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 3.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, based on David Halberstam's bestseller. Among the subjects covered: work and the family; the impact of TV; the Cold War; and the beginnings of the civil-rights movement and the sexual revolution.
Keywords
1950s
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 7E01
The Fear & The Dream
Air Date: 1997-11-30
Following the victorious end of World War II, America was looking forward to new prosperity and relief from the short...
E02
Selling the American Way
Air Date: 1997-12-07
Television makes its popular debut. TV is a great selling tool, manufacturing demand for everything from automobiles ...
E03
Let's Play House
Air Date: 1997-12-14
Conforming to the idealized visions of family as depicted on their new televisions, Americans settle into enjoying th...
E04
A Burning Desire
Air Date: 1997-12-21
During an otherwise repressed time, Americans again question their ideas of "normal" when the Kinsey report is publis...
E05
The Beat
Air Date: 1997-12-28
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Elvis. Conformity is questioned and homogenized America begins to differentiate. Th...
E06
The Rage Within
Air Date: 1998-01-04
From Emmet Till to Willie Mays, Americans begin to seriously reconsider how they confront issues of race in America.
E07
The Road to the Sixties
Air Date: 1998-01-11
Fast food and fast cars occupy Americans' thoughts until the Soviets launch Sputnik and the space race begins.
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