The Twentieth century

United States

TV show
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A series of films focussing on people and events that shaped the 20th century. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.

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Credits

producer

Burton Benjamin

production company

CBS News

Production places
United States
Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01253

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

History → History

History → World history - 20th century

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

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