The Century Is Fifty (1950)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 16, 1950
Release Date
The Century Is Fifty (1950)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 16, 1950
Release Date
Plot.
As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director Denise Tua offers a fascinating mosaic of the people and events that shaped the years 1900 to 1950. Complementing the vintage film clips are three dramatized sketches, delineating the romantic customs of three different points in time. These sketches are inadequately performed, and can easily be ignored. Ce Siecle a 50 Ans both preserved and provided celluloid material for scores of future documentaries.
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Cast & Crew.

Pierre Fresnay
Narrator (voice)

Sarah Bernhardt
Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau
Self

Marie Daëms
Self

Romney Brent
Narrator - American version

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)

Catherine Erard
Self

Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage)

Bernard Imbaud
Self

Viktor de Kowa
Narrator - German Version

Serge Lafaurie
Self

Renaud Mary
Self

Henri Matisse
Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)

Pablo Picasso
Self (archive footage)

Denise Batcheff
Director

Geneviève Page
Self

Jean-Paul Sartre
Self (archive footage)

Auguste Renoir
Self (archive footage)

Marcel Achard
Writer

Alain Quercy
Self

Jean-Georges Auriol
Writer

François Périer
Self

Max Schmeling
Self
Details.
Release Date
March 16, 1950
Original Name
Ce siècle a cinquante ans
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 26m
Genres
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