The Century Is Fifty

The story

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.

Cast

P Pierre FresnayNarrator (voice) S Sarah BernhardtSelf (archive footage) J Jean CocteauSelf M Marie DaëmsSelf D Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage) C Catherine ErardSelf J Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) B Bernard ImbaudSelf S Serge LafaurieSelf R Renaud MarySelf H Henri MatisseSelf (archive footage) J Jesse OwensSelf (archive footage)

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P Pablo PicassoSelf (archive footage) G Geneviève PageSelf J Jean-Paul SartreSelf (archive footage) A Auguste RenoirSelf (archive footage) A Alain QuercySelf F François PérierSelf M Max SchmelingSelf E Emperor Haile Selassie I of EthiopiaSelf G George Bernard ShawSelf (archive footage) F Florence VerdierSelf