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Yesteryear

1982 · 1 season

A stately, nostalgic history lesson that walks you through pivotal American years with archival footage and famous voices, informative but a touch dry.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Memory, politics, war, power
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Dick Cavett, Richard Widmark, Buzz Aldrin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ralph Levenberg, Janet Gaynor
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
HBO
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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