The Century Is Fifty
Ce siècle a cinquante ans
Release: 1950-03-16
·Runtime: 86m
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Production Companies
UGC Films
Malbran
S.E.P.I.C.
Cast
Jean Cocteau
as Self
Marie Daëms
as Self
Geneviève Page
as Self
François Périer
as Self
Pierre Fresnay
as Narrator (voice)
Sarah Bernhardt
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Paul Sartre
as Self (archive footage)
Auguste Renoir
as Self (archive footage)
George Bernard Shaw
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
as Self (archive footage)
Jesse Owens
as Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Erard
as Self
Renaud Mary
as Self
Pablo Picasso
as Self (archive footage)
Max Schmeling
as Self
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
as Self
