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The Twentieth Century (1957 – 1968)

The Twentieth Century

^{(1957 – 1968)}

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Documentary, Historical, News

October 20th, 1957

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The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program, sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company, which ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite. The opening and closing theme music was written by composer George Antheil.

The program presented filmed reports on news and cultural events that were important for the development of the 20th century. The show did not just present the events, but also interpreted them. Such subjects as World War I and major assassinations were presented in context.

On 20 January 1967, the show was renamed The 21st Century, sponsored by Union Carbide. The show's focus changed to the future, and what mankind could look forward to. 'The 21st Century' was cancelled after three seasons. The reason given was that the writers had run out of things to talk about. However, it is possible that CBS may have wished to replace it with a more commercially successful program.

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Cast

Walter Cronkite
Narrator
Daniel Schorr
Reporter
Winston Burdett
Self - Reporter
Peter Kalischer
Reporter
Alexander Kendrick
CBS News Correspondent
Wernher von Braun
Self
Howard K. Smith
Self - Reporter
Charles Kuralt
Reporter
Francisco Franco
Self
Haile Selassie
Self
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Directors

Peter Poor
(8 episodes, 1961-1966)
Willard Van Dyke
(8 episodes, 1961-1965)
Nicholas Webster
(3 episodes, 1960-1965)
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Producers

Isaac Kleinerman
producer / associate producer (36 episodes, 1957-1966)
Burton Benjamin
producer / executive producer (35 episodes, 1957-1965)
Stephen Fleischman
producer
(1 episode, 1958)
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Writers

Marvin Barrett
(1 episode, 1960)
Burton Benjamin
writer
(4 episodes, 1957-1964)
James Benjamin
writer
(2 episodes, 1959-1963)
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Keywords

number in title

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 19th, 1960 (Japan) (part 1)
May 26th, 1960 (Japan) (part 2)
October 20th, 1957 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

The Twentieth Century (original title)
The Twentieth Century (United States of America)
The 20th Century (United States of America) (alternative spelling)

Running Times

30 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

CBS News

Distribution Companies

NHK (Japan) (1960-) / (1960)
CBS (United States of America) (1957-) / (1957)
Viacom (United States of America) (syndication)

Other Companies

Prudential Insurance Co. (sponsor)

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