Tracy Dahlby

The Fifties

Alex Gibney, Tracy Dahlby

Edward Herrmann, David Halberstam

Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, based on David Halberstam's bestseller. Among the subjects covered: work and the family; the impact of TV; the Cold War; and the beginnings of the civil-rights movement and the sexual revolution.