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The Dictator's Playbook

The Dictator's Playbook

Documentary 2019 PBS Video

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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.

Documentary 2019 PBS Video

Starring Tim Beckmann

EPISODE 1

Kim Il Sung

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

53 min Jan 9, 2019 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Saddam Hussein

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

53 min Jan 16, 2019 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Benito Mussolini

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

53 min Jan 23, 2019 TV-14
EPISODE 4

Manuel Noriega

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

53 min Jan 30, 2019 TV-14
EPISODE 5

Francisco Franco

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

53 min Feb 6, 2019 TV-14
EPISODE 6

Idi Amin

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

53 min Feb 13, 2019 TV-14

Tim Beckmann

Narrator
Mark Stevenson

Director
Pamela Aguilar

Producer

About

The Dictator's Playbook

DOCUMENTARY

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.

Information

Studio: PBS
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Rated: TV-14
Original Audio: English (United States)

Languages

Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.