Images Century in Review (2000)
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Inventions & Innovations, Politics & Government, Social History, Tragedies & Catastrophes |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Rose of Sharon Winter
This program is part of a series, narrated by Walter Cronkite, that chronicles some of the most outstanding events and people of the 20th century. Archival film footage, photographs, personal recollections, interviews, and commentary by historians and journalists are used to present the stories. This episode looks at some of the disastrous events of the age, from the Hindenberg to the stock market crash of 1929, as well as natural disasters, including floods and earthquakes.
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archival-footage, catalyst, historical-survey, national-disaster, natural-disaster, retrospective, social-change, transformation
