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The Century Is Fifty (1950)
Directed by Roland Tual, Denise Tual, Werner Malbran
Overview
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.
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Pierre Fresnay | Sarah Bernhardt | Jean Cocteau | Marie Daëms | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Catherine Erard | Joseph Goebbels | Bernard Imbaud | Serge Lafaurie | Renaud Mary | Henri Matisse | Jesse Owens | Pablo Picasso | Geneviève Page | Jean-Paul Sartre | Auguste Renoir | Alain Quercy | François Périer | Max Schmeling | Haile Selassie | George Bernard Shaw | Florence Verdier