Name: The Dictator's Playbook
Released: 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Natasha Ezrow, Tim Beckmann

TV Show · Documentary · History

From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. This series answers how dictators seized and wielded power in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality.

2018 · 53m

Starring Natasha Ezrow, Tim Beckmann

Director Mark Stevenson

EPISODE 1

Kim Il Sung

See how Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.

46m
EPISODE 2

Saddam Hussein

Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

47m
EPISODE 3

Benito Mussolini

Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that would plunge all of Europe into darkness.

46m
EPISODE 4

Manuel Noriega

Watch Manuel Noriega’s rise and fall, from his early military days to his dictatorship’s sudden end.

46m
EPISODE 5

Francisco Franco

Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.

46m
EPISODE 6

Idi Amin

See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build his dictatorship in Uganda.

46m