Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

7.7(24 votes)
2019
1h 39m
Documentary
History

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.

Production

ARTE, Cinéphage Productions, Les Films du Tambour de soie, Stenola Productions, Mucem, RTBF, CNRS Images, RTS

Cast

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Self - Narrator (voice)

John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Self (archive footage)

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Self (archive footage)

Lewis Strauss

Lewis Strauss

Self (archive footage)

Mária Telkes

Mária Telkes

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Self (archive footage)

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