The Sixties

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.

The Sixties
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Documentary

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.

Season 1

Cast

The cast behind this title

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self

David Brinkley

David Brinkley

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Neil Sheehan

Neil Sheehan

Self

Tim O'Brien

Self

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jack Ruby

Jack Ruby

Self (archive footage)

Ngô Đình Diệm

Ngô Đình Diệm

Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Merriman Smith

Self - UPI (archive footage)

Richard Reeves

Self