The Fifties

• LanguageEnglish
• First Air1997-11-30
• Last Air1998-01-11

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.

• Documentary