Deadly Shootouts

TV Show · Documentary

Movie shootouts have accounted for some of the most spectacular scenes in film history, and they continue to look even better as technology improves. A key to having a successful bullet-filled scene is realism, which requires getting the science behind the gunfight correct. "Deadly Shootouts" takes viewers inside those shootouts, using modern ballistic tests and forensic analyses, in addition to stylized re-creations, to take a look at the realism of the famous scenes. Some of the sequences that are explored on this docuseries include the shootout at the O.K. Corral in "Tombstone" and the infamous Bonnie and Clyde rampage that has been depicted in a number of films.

2016 · 22m

EPISODE 1

Bonnie and Clyde's Great Escape

An in-depth look at one of the deadliest shootouts of the gangster era, transforming Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow from petty crooks into criminal legends.
EPISODE 2

The Ma Barker Massacre

A look at the ruthless Barker-Karpis gang.
EPISODE 3

The Original American Sniper

Carlos Hathcock is considered the best sniper that ever lived.
EPISODE 4

The Battle of Alcatraz

Six criminals in one the most formidable prisons stage a breakout; the Marine's attempt to take back control leads to a three-day incident that becomes one of the bloodiest escape attempts in the history of Alcatraz.
EPISODE 5

Gunfight at the OK Corral

A year-long feud in the frontier town of Tombstone leads to 30 seconds of lead-fueled fury; forensic analysis separates the facts of the Shootout at the OK Corral from the Hollywood glorification.
EPISODE 6

The Great Northfield Raid

Armed and furious townspeople fight the James-Younger gang in the fall of 1897 when they aim to rob a local bank.

Al Capone and The Machine Gun Massacre
Hollywood Weapons
Naked City
Battle Of Alcatraz
Footprints of the Frontier
Tombstone Territory
Gunslingers
Wild West Chronicles
The Mafia with Trevor McDonald

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