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The Fifties

★ 1.0 1997 1 Seasons

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
Episode 1

Episode 1

The Fear & The Dream

Episode 2

Episode 2

Selling the American Way

Episode 3

Episode 3

Let's Play House

Episode 4

Episode 4

A Burning Desire

Episode 5

Episode 5

The Beat

Episode 6

Episode 6

The Rage Within

Episode 7

Episode 7

The Road to the Sixties

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