Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers, Inc.
• Run Time: 16 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001ENGTY8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479,967 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This amusingly overoptimistic film, Opportunities Unlimited, paints America's prosperity of the 50's as the pinnacle of society. Most interestingly, the rise o the middle class and the baby boom is thoroughly discussed in the rosiest of references. Statistics, evidence, and platitudes are all employed to make the case that America will continue to spend spend spend - to the salvation of all! Entitlement programs for the poor were not seen as a drain on society but a symbol of America's success. The film uses a mixture of animation (generally for statistics and other abstractions), as well as wonderful shots of mid twentieth century America. Overall, Opportunities Unlimited fascinatingly captures the essence of the post World War II United States.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars 1950s DVD, January 21, 2010

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Winfield Pickett (Left Coast) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rise of the Middle Class History Film: Opportunities Unlimited DVD (1950s) (DVD)

Ok video about the 1950s. A bit heavy on the graphics but has some good footage. Showed it in my 11th grade class. I wish there was a more comprehensive 1950s DVD with music, culture, film, media, news all wrapped into one.