The Twentieth Century
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The Twentieth Century | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | |
Directed by | (1961-1966) Willard Van Dyke (1961-1965) Nicholas Webster (1960-1965) (1961) (1961-1963) (1961-1962) Harry Rasky (1963) Burton Benjamin (1964) (1966) |
Narrated by | Walter Cronkite |
Composer | Paul Creston |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 121 |
Production | |
Producers | Burton Benjamin |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company that 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, sponsored by Union Carbide ("The Discovery Company"), was renamed The 21st Century. The show's focus changed to the future and to what humankind could look forward to. The 21st Century was cancelled after three seasons (its final broadcast was on 4 January 1970). The reason given was that the writers had run out of things to talk about.[citation needed] However, CBS may have wished to replace it with a more commercially successful program.
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- CBS original programming
- 1950s American television news shows
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- 1970s American television news shows
- 1950s American documentary television series
- 1960s American documentary television series
- 1970s American documentary television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal
- Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi
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