Episodes (7)

The Fear & the Dream
S01E01 · The Fear & the Dream

Jan 01, 1997

Following the victorious end of World War II, America was looking forward to new prosperity and relief from the shortages and rationing that the war required. New affluence, new low-cost suburban homes, and dreams of the good life resulted in a baby boom. With the advent of the Hydrogen bomb, a growing awareness of the communist threat and the beginning of the cold war, those dreams threatened to morph into nightmares.

Selling the American Way
S01E02 · Selling the American Way

Jan 01, 1997

Television makes its popular debut. TV is a great selling tool, manufacturing demand for everything from automobiles to zany inventions. Business and governments all begin to learn (and wield) the power of the new media.

Let's Play House
S01E03 · Let's Play House

Jan 01, 1997

Conforming to the idealized visions of family as depicted on their new televisions, Americans settle into enjoying their American Dreams but discordant voices are beginning to be heard. Grace Metallious's Peyton Place, Sloan Wilson's The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and the opinions of feminists like Betty Friedan begin to make Americans question the idealized nuclear family.

A Burning Desire
S01E04 · A Burning Desire

Jan 01, 1997

During an otherwise repressed time, Americans again question their ideas of "normal" when the Kinsey report is published, Marilyn Monroe debuts as the centerfold in Hugh Heffner's Playboy, and Margaret Sanger and "Goody" Pincus begin to make noise about "The Pill."

The Beat
S01E05 · The Beat

Jan 01, 1997

Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Elvis. Conformity is questioned and homogenized America begins to differentiate. The teenager as a class is born. Popular music is forever changed by the advent of Rock n Roll. Beat poets push our boundaries and America begins to question everything.

The Rage Within
S01E06 · The Rage Within

Jan 01, 1997

From Emmet Till to Willie Mays, Americans begin to seriously reconsider how they confront issues of race in America.

The Road to the Sixties
S01E07 · The Road to the Sixties

Jan 01, 1997

Fast food and fast cars occupy Americans' thoughts until the Soviets launch Sputnik and the space race begins.

About

The Fifties Season 1 (1997) is released on Jan 01, 1997. Watch The Fifties online - the English Documentary TV series from Canada. The Fifties is directed by Tracy Dahlby,Alex Gibney,Susan Motamed and created by Ralph Ellison with Edward Herrmann and David Halberstam.

As know as:

The Fifties, The Fifties(English), Los años 50

Countries:

Canada, United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Alliance Equicap Corporation, CTV Television Network, Canal D

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