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The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
TV Series | 30 min | Documentary, History

The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)

TV Series | 30 min | Documentary, History

A long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their...See moreA long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their era. The host was Walter Cronkite. In 1967, the series was renamed to "The 21st Century". Its new focus was predictions about future events. Written by Dimos I See less

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84 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Walter Cronkite Narrator / Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self - Reporter / Self - Host and Narrator / Narrator (voice) Narrator / Self - Host / Self - Narrator / Self - Reporter / Self - Host and Narrator / Narrator (voice) See fewer	219	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Daniel Schorr Reporter / Self - Reporter Reporter / Self - Reporter See fewer	8	The Game (1997)
Winston Burdett Self - Reporter / Interviewer Self - Reporter / Interviewer See fewer	3	CBS Reports (1959)
Peter Kalischer Reporter Reporter See fewer	3	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
Alexander Kendrick CBS News Correspondent / Reporter / Self CBS News Correspondent / Reporter / Self See fewer	3	Years of Crisis (1950)
Howard K. Smith Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Wernher von Braun Self Self See fewer	2	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Charles Kuralt Reporter / Self Reporter / Self See fewer	2	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
Haile Selassie Self Self See fewer	2	Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend (2011)
Francisco Franco Self Self See fewer	2	Raza (1942)
Blaine Littell Reporter Reporter See fewer	2	Africa (1967)
Countess Nina Von Stauffenberg Self Self See fewer	2	Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler (2008)
Axel von dem Bussche Self Self See fewer	2	The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 (1992)
Eugen Gerstenmaier Self Self See fewer	2	Journalisten fragen - Politiker antworten (1963)
Bill Shipley Self - Prudential Insurance Spokesperson Self - Prudential Insurance Spokesperson See fewer	1	The Inner Flame (1954)
Austin MacCormick Self - Narrator & professor of criminology Self - Narrator & professor of criminology See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Richard Hottelet Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	Years of Crisis (1950)
Ralph Brancali Self - child psychiatrist Self - child psychiatrist See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Krafft A. Ehricke Self Self See fewer	1	Earth II (1971)
Austin Goodrich Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	The Long Search (1952)
James Van Allen Self Self See fewer	1	The Planets (1999)
George Herman Self Self See fewer	1	Years of Crisis (1950)
Jack L. Warner Actor Actor See fewer	1	My Fair Lady (1964)
Blanche Sweet Self Self See fewer	1	Anna Christie (1923)
Pearl S. Buck Self Self See fewer	1	The Big Wave (1961)
Giovanni Martinelli Self Self See fewer	1	The Temple Scene from 'Aida' (1930)
Robert Watson-Watt Self Self See fewer	1	To Tell the Truth (1956)
Albert Wedemeyer Self Self See fewer	1	Universal Newsreel (VII) (1945)
Harpo Marx Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Ernest Hemingway Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Self Self See fewer	1	The Silent World (1956)
Bennett Cerf Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Zelda Fitzgerald Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
T.S. Eliot Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	Cats (2019)
Man Ray Self Self See fewer	1	Home Movies (1938)
Alice B. Toklas Self / archive Self / archive See fewer	1	Dances for an iPhone (2010)
James Doolittle Self Self See fewer	1	This Is Your Life (1955)
Athelstan Spilhaus Self Self See fewer	1	CBS Reports (1959)
David M. Shoup Self Self See fewer	1	Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Janet Flanner Self Self See fewer	1	Resurrection (1943)
Siobhan McKenna Irish Actress Irish Actress See fewer	1	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Dave Brubeck Self Self See fewer	1	Inland Empire (2006)
Brendan Behan Actor Actor See fewer	1	Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Mark W. Clark Self Self See fewer	1	I Was an American Spy (1951)
Marc Connelly Self Self See fewer	1	Captains Courageous (1937)
Elizabeth Bowen Novelist Novelist See fewer	1	Shades of Darkness (1983)
Alec Newman Editor Editor See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Barbara Dickson Self - Irish Times Editrix Self - Irish Times Editrix See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
David Schoenbrun Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	The Black Dahlia (2006)
Alfred A. Knopf Self (interviewee) Self (interviewee) See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Dora C. O'Brien Irish Senator Irish Senator See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Stanley Walker Self (interviewee) Self (interviewee) See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Sean LeMass Premier of Ireland Premier of Ireland See fewer	1	Das Treffen der tausend Pferde: Die Dublin-Horse-Show (1962)
Sybill Connolly Fashion Designer Fashion Designer See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Sean O'Faolin Author Author See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)
Dag Hammarskjöld Self Self See fewer	1	Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
George Gallup Self Self See fewer	1	America Speaks (1948)
Robert Kleiman Interviewer Interviewer See fewer	1	Years of Crisis (1950)
Lucius D. Clay Self Self See fewer	1	Suspense (1949)
Lena Horne Self Self See fewer	1	Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Tony Bennett Self Self See fewer	1	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Duke Ellington Actor Actor See fewer	1	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Dory Previn Self Self See fewer	1	Colossal (2016)
Johnny Mercer Self Self See fewer	1	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Harold Arlen Self Self See fewer	1	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Ira Gershwin Self Self See fewer	1	An American in Paris (1951)
E.Y. Harburg Self Self See fewer	1	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Stan Mikita Self Self See fewer	1	Wayne's World (1992)
Anthony Eden Self Self See fewer	1	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Roy Campanella Self Self See fewer	1	Lassie (1954)
Simon Wiesenthal Self Self See fewer	1	The Odessa File (1974)
Billy Strayhorn Self Self See fewer	1	Unbreakable (2000)
Ted Koehler Self Self See fewer	1	Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Howard Rusk Self Self See fewer	1	The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Isaac Stern Self Self See fewer	1	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Dean Rusk Self Self See fewer	1	Santo Domingo: War Among Friends (1965)
Marvin Kalb Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	NBC White Paper (1960)
Dan Rather Correspondent Correspondent See fewer	1	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1981)
Morley Safer Reporter Reporter See fewer	1	Morning Glory (2010)
Charles Dederich Sr. Founder of Synanon / Self Founder of Synanon / Self See fewer	1	Get Off My Back (1965)
Terry Drinkwater Reporter / Self Reporter / Self See fewer	1	CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962)
Richard Witkin Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	Aus Forschung und Technik (1964)
Bernard Fall Narrator Narrator See fewer	1	The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam (1965)
Shim Titelbaum Ex-member of Synanon / Self Ex-member of Synanon / Self See fewer	1	The Twentieth Century (1957)