Millennium: A Thousand Years of History (1999)
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Social History |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Betsy Boyd
Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 9: Century of the Machine -- The Nineteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1800 and 1900. The program's theme is freedom: freedom of imagination, freedom of self. During this century, slaves of Haiti and the Americas were determined to achieve freedom. Meanwhile, inventors brought the telegraph, the telephone, and incandescent light into popular use, giving people the ability to communicate more efficiently and to explore new possibilities. Actor Ben Kingsley narrates.
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Africa, bacteria, canal, chief, electricity, machine, oil, refrigerator, steel, telegram, telephone, tires, uprising, war
