The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Season 1, Episode 5

Episode Title: Post-War Cinema

Air Date: 2011-10-01

Overview:

Mark Cousins explores how the trauma of war led to more daring creations for cinema, focusing on the darkening of American film and the drama of the McCarthy years. Screenwriters Paul Schrader and Robert Towne discuss the era and Stanley Donen - director of Singin' in the Rain - talks about his career.