The Century Is Fifty
Directed by Werner Malbran, Roland Tual, Denise Tual
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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.Read moreLess
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.
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 & crew
Pierre FresnayNarrator (voice)
Sarah BernhardtSelf (archive footage)
Jean CocteauSelf
Marie DaëmsSelf
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Catherine ErardSelf
Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage)
Renaud MarySelf
Jesse OwensSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Director
- Werner Malbran
- Director
- Roland Tual
- Director
- Denise Tual
- Editor
- Gerhard Grindel
- Director of Photography
- André Dumaître
- Original Music Composer
- Georges Auric
- Editor
- Madeleine Bagiau
- Original Music Composer
- Henri Sauguet
- Producer
- André Halley des Fontaines
- Original Music Composer
- Jean Wiener
- Producer
- Roland Tual