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The Sixties

The decade that changed the world.

1h1 SeasonTV-PGTMDb 7.4

Documentary

EnglishEnded

1 · Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

2 · The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

3 · The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)

4 · The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

5 · A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)

6 · The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)

7 · The Space Race (1960 – 1969)

8 · 1968 (1968)

9 · The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)

10 · Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)

Crew and Cast

Tom HanksTom HanksDavid BrinkleyDavid BrinkleyDan RatherDan RatherShirley ChisholmShirley ChisholmWalter CronkiteWalter CronkiteNeil SheehanNeil Sheehan
Tim O'BrienJohn F. KennedyJohn F. KennedyJack RubyJack RubyNgô Đình DiệmNgô Đình DiệmPresident of South VietnamStrom ThurmondStrom ThurmondMarlon BrandoMarlon BrandoCivil Rights ActivistSammy Davis Jr.Sammy Davis Jr.
Merriman SmithUPI
Richard Reeves

Storyline

The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.

  • Playtone
  • CNN Films

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
29 May 2014
Last aired
7 August 2014
Rating
TV-PG
TMDB score
7.4 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Studios
Playtone, CNN Films
Countries
United States of America
Networks
CNN

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Runtime
1h
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English