TV series

20th Century with Mike Wallace

1995 · 6 seasons

Sober archival newsreel footage and a veteran anchor's gravitas make history feel weighty, instructive and quietly sobering.

Overview: A retrospective on 20th century events.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, politics, power, memory
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
politics
power
memory
survival
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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