Days of Our Years (1950)
"Ce siècle a cinquante ans" (original title)

What was the world like when such personalities as Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, André Roussin or Françoise Giroud were twenty? Let them tell you in person and let Cocteau present you such ... See full summary »

Directors:

Denise Batcheff, Werner Malbran,

Writers:

Marcel Achard (sketch), Jean-Georges Auriol (commentary),

Stars:

Pierre Fresnay, Sarah Bernhardt, Romney Brent

Cast

Credited cast:
Pierre Fresnay	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Bernhardt	...	Herself (archive footage)
Romney Brent	...	Narrator - American version
Jean Cocteau	...	Himself
Marie Daëms	...	Herself
Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	Himself (archive footage)
Catherine Erard	...	Herself
Josef Goebbels	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bernard Imbaud	...	Himself
Serge Lafaurie	...	Himself
Renaud Mary	...	Himself
Henri Matisse	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mossolini	...	Himself
Jesse Owens	...	Himself (archive footage)
Geneviève Page	...	Herself

Storyline

What was the world like when such personalities as Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, André Roussin or Françoise Giroud were twenty? Let them tell you in person and let Cocteau present you such geniuses of the the first half century as Sarah Bernhardt, Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso or George Bernard Shaw at work. But you will also discover more mundane events like women taking part in a smoking competition or such weird inventions as the "walking truck". Come into the theater, ladies and gentlemen, and discover the twentieth century from birth to middle age!...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

West Germany France

Language:

French

Release Date:

16 March 1950 (France)

Also Known As:

Days of Our Years

Company Credits

Production Co:

Malbran, S.E.P.I.C., Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 72 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The archive footage is taken from Gaumont Actualités newsreels collected and assembled by Yannick Bellon and Alex Sarment

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