The Century Is Fifty (1950)
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.
- Released
- 1950-03-16
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Denise Tual, Roland Tual, Werner Malbran
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Narrator (voice)
- Sarah Bernhardt as Self (archive footage)
- Jean Cocteau as Self
- Marie Daëms as Self
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
- Catherine Erard as Self
- Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage)
- Bernard Imbaud as Self
- Serge Lafaurie as Self
- Renaud Mary as Self
- Henri Matisse as Self (archive footage)
- Jesse Owens as Self (archive footage)