The Fifties (1997)
- Genre: Documentary
- Creator: Alex Gibney
- First Air Date: 1997-11-30
- Last Air Date: 1998-01-11
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 7
- Status: Ended
- Production Country: United States of America
- Network: History
- Director: Alex Gibney
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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Fear and the Dream | 1997-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Selling the American Way | 1997-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Let's Play House | 1997-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | A Burning Desire | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Beat | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Rage Within and The Road to the Sixties | 60 min | |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Road to the Sixties | 60 min |
| Production | Alex Gibney | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Alex Gibney | Director |
| Writing | Alex Gibney | Writer |
