The 20th Century

The Twentieth Century
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Earle Luby
Directed by	Peter Poor (1961-1966) Willard Van Dyke (1961-1965) Nicholas Webster (1960-1965) Wade Bingham (1961) Robert K. Sharpe (1961-1963) Av Westin (1961-1962) Harry Rasky (1963) Burton Benjamin (1964) Earle Luby (1966)
Narrated by	Walter Cronkite
Composer(s)	Paul Creston
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	121
Production
Producer(s)	Burton Benjamin Isaac Kleinerman
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS

This article is a documentary TV program, for the century see 20th century

The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program, sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company, which ran on the CBS network from 20 October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite. The opening and closing theme music was written by composer George Antheil.

The program presented filmed reports on news and cultural events that were important for the development of the 20th century. The show did not just present the events, but also interpreted them. Such subjects as World War I and major assassinations were presented in context.

On 20 January 1967, the show was renamed The 21st Century, sponsored by Union Carbide ("The Discovery Company"). The show's focus changed to the future, and what mankind could look forward to.

External links

• The Twentieth Century (TV Series 1957–1966) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Twenty-First Century (TV Series 1967) at the Internet Movie Database