David Halberstam's The Fifties (1997)

Synopsis: A comprehensive, thought-provoking examination of the peccadillos of post-WWII America, from its love affair with rock and roll, consumerist excess, and muscle cars to the freshly planted seeds of... A comprehensive, thought-provoking examination of the peccadillos of post-WWII America, from its love affair with rock and roll, consumerist excess, and muscle cars to the freshly planted seeds of the sexual revolution, the Beat generation, and the Cold War. Based on the bestseller by David Halberstam. Contains six volumes: "The Fear & The Dream," "Selling the American Way," "Let's Play House," "A Burning Desire," "The Beat," and "The Rage Within & The Road to the Sixties." [More]

Director: Alex Gibney, Tracey Dahlby

Director: Alex Gibney, Tracey Dahlby
Story: David Halberstam
Producer: Nancy Button
Composer: George Blondheim
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney