A secret history of the 20th century.
The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.
Created byAdam Curtis
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- March 17, 2002
- Last aired
- April 7, 2002
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Adam Curtis
Narrator
Anne Bernays
Self
Martin Bergmann
Self
Robert Reich
Self
Edward L. Bernays
Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
Anna Freud
Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Reich
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
- Created by
- Adam Curtis
- Showrunner
- Stephen Lambert
- Written by
- Adam Curtis
- Produced by
- Adam Curtis
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