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- DirectorAnthony WonkeStarsBill BarronGeoff BollandsRoy CareyFire in the Night relives the tragic events that occurred on the Piper Alpha rig on 6th July 1988. It was a catastrophe that killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors, each of whom had to fight for their lives to escape the huge, labyrinthine structure and the flames that were consuming it. The documentary features astonishing testimonies from men who found themselves in the midst of an inferno that destroyed a rig which was, at one time, the world's single largest oil producer. Speaking to survivors and rescuers, many of whom have never spoken on camera before, this film uses dramatic reconstructions to show the horror of this disaster and how the survivors escaped the burning rig.
- DirectorJames MollStarsZenji AbeStephen AmbroseHal BraunThis powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in 1945. It depicts the strength and courage of America's youth, while examining how these men and women dealt with being thrust into this brutal war. The film includes interviews with war veterans, both American and Japanese, from all branches of the military. It features testimony from medics, nurses, dog handlers, as well as Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned at internment camps in the United States. The film also includes a first hand account of the tragic impact of the atomic bomb on Japanese citizens. Among the veterans who appear is Zenji Abe, a Japanese veteran who flew the mission to bomb Pearl Harbor, and retired General Paul Tibbets who flew the mission to bomb Hiroshima. Steven Spielberg and historian/author Stephen E. Ambrose are executive producers of this feature-length documentary directed and produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker James Moll ("The Last Days"). The film is a presentation of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- DirectorMartin JohnsonStarsCarl AgeeNigel BarberJohn CallasAn epic journey revealing the real Mars, as you've never seen it before. Using data from orbiters and rovers to build accurate views of the red planet and uncover its secrets. On a single circuit of Mars from dawn to dusk, encounter monster volcanoes, ancient lakes, alien ice-worlds and spacecraft crash sites. Explore humanity's Martian obsession, join the relentless search for life there, and hunt for a human home on the red planet's surface.
- DirectorBarbara KoppleStarsJames Q. RobertsJohn LimbertGerald RafshoonUsing new archival sources and unprecedented access, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsA.C. ThompsonSusan BroLucas WaldronIn the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE examines how far-right groups were emboldened and encouraged by former President Trump and how individuals were radicalized and brought into the political landscape.
- StarsSteve BannonRudy GiulianiJonathan KarlProtests, political turmoil, pandemic - the inside story of the extraordinary Trump presidency. Friends and foes tell of his rise from TV star to leader of the free world.
- StarsColin TierneyNikki HaskellGeraldo RiveraA British documentary series exploring the extraordinary journey of Donald Trump through five decades.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanJohn O. BrennanMichael IsikoffPresident Donald Trump fights against the investigation of his campaign and the claim of obstruction of justice, waging a war against the special counsel, FBI and attorney general.
- DirectorChana GazitStarsKate BurtonJason FagoneAmy Butler GreenfieldThe work of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America's first female cryptanalyst, brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA).
- DirectorDylan BankDaniel DiMauroMorgan PehmeStarsRoger StoneDonald TrumpJane MayerA documentary exploring the life and career of notorious Republican dirty trickster and longtime Trump adviser, Roger Stone, who helped create the real estate mogul's political career.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsSarah ChildressJim GilmoreWill LymanFRONTLINE investigates how the NRA uses its unrivaled political power to stop gun regulation in America. With first-hand accounts of school killings in Newtown and Columbine, and the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, "Gunned Down" examines why, despite the national trauma over gun violence, Washington hasn't acted.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsA.C. ThompsonAli WinstonJake HanrahanFRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate white supremacists and neo-Nazis involved in 2017 Charlottesville Unite Right rally.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogKatia KrafftMaurice KrafftAn exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
- DirectorYann CoquartStarsFranck DesmedtPhilip K. DickGregg RickmanIn this documentary film, viewers learn about the life of Philip K. Dick including his early work as a pulp fiction novelist, his successful career with Hollywood, and his obsession with artificial intelligence. Friends and experts remember the man, his importance in the literary world, and the psychoses that drove his work. Hear excerpts of Dick talking about his own work.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsA.C. ThompsonAli WinstonJake HanrahanExposing a neo-Nazi group that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military. An investigation with ProPublica shows the group's terrorist objectives and how it gained strength after the 2017 Charlottesville rally.
- StarsHelen BudayEddie CrewKarine PinoteauWhat would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis, or if the Fall of the Berlin Wall had not happened? A grain of sand can change the course of history. The Butterfly Effect tells us the great History through small events that changed the world.
- DirectorGreg BarkerStarsBen RhodesSamantha PowerJohn KerryA chronicle of the Barack Obama administration's foreign policy team and the events of Obama's final year in office.
- DirectorGeorge KunhardtPeter W. KunhardtTeddy KunhardtStarsJoe BidenDavid BrooksGeorge W. BushIn-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.
- CreatorNick LondonStarsPaul McGannNigel AnthonyChris PlumleyHistorical events are extensively re-explored both through written records and systematic examinations in the field.
- StarsOliver StoneAlan ShearmanJim WardOliver Stone 's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
- StarsDaniel WebbLiev SchreiberTom BrokawWhy did the United States become a global superpower? America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that explores the country's remarkable journey.
- StarsSylvie PamphileMatthew MacCallumSteve RizzoThis epic adventure history series tells the grand story of people, places and events that shaped Canada. It's a tale filled with change makers and rule breakers, dreamers and visionaries, scientists and entrepreneurs who forged a nation in a vast, harsh land. It's the story of how native populations, European settlers and modern immigrants transcended differences to create a unique identity.
- StarsDavid RedlesDark secrets of Nazi Germany are explored.
- StarsJeff WilburnConor HallTim PaigeThe Pacific War in Color immerses viewers in a graphic and dramatic look through an unfiltered lens.
- DirectorThomas JohnsonStarsTim BirkettHans BlixMikhail GorbachevDocumentary about the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl.
- DirectorSebastian JungerKarl MarlantesWhat is it really like to go to war? For millennia, only warriors could really answer that question. Now, a new PBS documentary takes us inside the experience of battle and reveals the soldier's experiences as never before.
- StarsMichael HanksThe fiercest battles of WWII come to life as never seen before in this collection of one of the most powerful epics of history. This documentary series takes you behind enemy lines and to the front lines of the tumultuous campaigns of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters where the soldiers, sailors and airmen fought in the most defining time in the history of the modern world.
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- StarsAlisdair SimpsonMohammed AttaLuigi BoccanfusoThey are a rogues gallery of the most notorious despots in recent history. From Hitler to Saddam Hussein, from Stalin to Kim Jong-il of North Korea, from Chairman Mao to Colonel Gaddafi these are the psychopaths, the heartless ideologues, the greedy, the cruel and sometimes the just plain mad individuals who have seized control of their country and inflicted appalling suffering on their people.
- DirectorSasha Achilli
- StarsSiegfried WestphalManfred RommelWinrich Behr3-part series examining the life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. Interviews from surviving soldiers who fought under Rommel and against Rommel in the British Army. The series examines the myth and the truth about Rommel's military career and legacy.
- DirectorWerner HerzogAndré SingerStarsMikhail GorbachevWerner HerzogAndré SingerThe life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.
- DirectorMarshall CurryStarsFritz KuhnArchival footage of an American Nazi rally that attracted 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in 1939, shortly before the beginning of World War II.
- DirectorGareth JohnsonStarsMohamed Farrah AididEmmanuel AkintundeDavid Olawale AyindeSeconds from Disaster reveals how a US mission in Somalia quickly turns from a raid to a search and rescue mention leaving 18 American soldiers are dead and another 73 are injured.
- StarsSyra MadadJake GlanvilleSarah IvesIn this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsAlfred CrosbyJohn De LanoShirley FanninThe great influenza pandemic of 1918 - the worst epidemic ever seen in the United States.
- DirectorAlex Nikolic-DunlopStarsCaroline Sturdy CollsForensic archaeologist Caroline Sturdy Colls seeks out a Nazi SS camp constructed in secrecy on the British Channel island of Alderney during World War II.
- StarsBen MilesMohamed AudaTalaat BadrawiA British documentary focusing on the Suez Crisis of 1956.
- CreatorMatthew GinsburgStarsJeff DanielsJoanne FreemanAlan TaylorThe life story of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
- DirectorBill GuttentagMichael WareStarsAbu Musab Al-ZarqawiMichael WareAustralian journalist Michael Ware's experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after.
- StarsRob BellBrooke GuzarJames MacPheeAn examination of hidden structures built by the Nazis, from tunnels to towers, artillery sites, resistance nests, and communication centres.
- StarsDerek JacobiGeoffrey WawroJames HollandA series of colorized archive footage of important events during World War II.
- StarsKyle FemathPeter James Stednick Jr.A documentary series following American Soldiers in Afghanistan. Real footage captured from on the ground camera's.
- DirectorJamila EphronStarsCorey StollBiography and political career of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
- DirectorJamila EphronStarsCorey StollBiography and political career of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
- DirectorSid BennettAshley MorrisStarsRupert WickhamJ. David HinzeJulian ForsythSpring 1944. The strategic intrigue of German generals Rommel and his superior, von Rundstedt, for the ear of Hitler, intensifies as the imminent, massive, allied attack invariably approaches. But when and where will they land? A fascinating game of cat and mouse ensues leading to the inevitable, legendary battle on June 6th, D-Day.
- 1983– 1h 54mTV-MA7.7 (195)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael KirkStarsDavid AxelrodWesley LoweryMegyn KellyBarack Obama's promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
- 1983– 1h 54mTV-MA7.5 (169)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael KirkStarsRonald BrownsteinDavid AxelrodRoger StonePart Two examines how Trump's campaign exploited the country's divisions, how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide, and what America's polarization could mean for the country's future.
- DirectorMiles O'BrienStarsMiles O'BrienGeorge A. DiazDow ConstantineAn investigation into the government response to the coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, and how the outbreak impacts poor children in the Midwest.
- StarsGuy WaltersTerry CharmanNigel JonesIt's probably the greatest historical "what if?" of all time. A question that fascinates and horrifies in equal measures: what if Nazi Germany had won the Second World War? In this brand-new and exclusive six-part series, author and historian Guy Walters reveals how Hitler had already started to implement plans of world domination long before the war had started and explores how the Fuhrer intended to carry them out, regardless of the human cost.
- CreatorKenneth BillerNoah PinkSuzan-Lori ParksStarsSamantha ColleySeth GabelAntonio BanderasThe life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws, and genius.
- CreatorEd BurnsDavid SimonStarsWinona RyderAnthony BoyleZoe KazanCharacters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.
- StarsRichard John EvansKate FleetwoodRichard OveryPowerful and resonant series that looks at how Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany and ushered in the death of democracy.
- StarsRobert JackSusanna HerbertBen CartwrightA Chronicled look at the fall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia.
- StarsStefan Ashton FrankOskar GröningHans FriedrichA three part documentary with footage of Hitler's SS troops. Describes their indoctrination often when still children, their war crimes, leaders, and how they controlled a country that started a world war.
- DirectorPascal VuongStarsTom BrokawFrançois CluzetGlynis LoizeauAllied forces invade Normandy on June 6, 1944.
- DirectorRichard DaleKim BourPamela GordonStarsIan HolmAndré HeintzRaimund SteinerDramatised documentary, based on the experiences of the soldiers who invaded France in the D-Day Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 which were instrumental in ending World War II.
- StarsJames CameronSteven SpielbergRidley ScottAn exploration into the science fiction genre, with some of the greatest pioneers of the genre.
- DirectorSusan LacyStarsSteven SpielbergMartin ScorseseRichard DreyfussA documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
- StarsHillary ClintonJennifer PalmieriAmy ChozickA look at the life and work of Hillary Rodham Clinton, interweaving biographical chapters of her life with behind-the-scenes footage from her 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
- DirectorStephen LowStarsMaurice Dean WintOne of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of a fleet.
- DirectorGreg MacGillivrayStarsGene Hackman"We, the Marines" takes viewers on an action-packed adventure into the unparalleled experience of becoming and serving as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Narrated by Marine veteran and retired actor, Gene Hackman, the film honors something more than dedication and service; the film offers an unforgettable glimpse into the first-hand experiences of America's "first responders" and what it takes to become the men and women who honor and defend the United States.
- DirectorPaul ElstonStarsCaroline CatzRory CormacRichard J. AldrichIn 1953, a recently crowned Queen Elizabeth was unwittingly used in a secret attack on Iran's democracy.
- DirectorGeorge StevensPaul WoolwichGeorge Stevens's remarkable film covers the liberation of Paris, the link-up between the Russian and American armies on the River Elbe and the Allied capture of the Dachau concentration camp.
- DirectorRichard SchickelStarsTom HanksStephen AmbroseRuss MeyerProduced by Steven Spielberg and presented by Tom Hanks this documentary tells how war photographers faced the horrors that looked both in Europe and in the Pacific during World War II .
- StarsAndy SerkisWith unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
- DirectorEva WundermanStarsBill P. CumbaShinji KarasumariEdward Lee SmithA few Japanese and American survivors of the 1944 Battle of Peleliu return to this island 60 years later.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMarsha MasonEverett McGillHard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
- DirectorEmeka OnonoStarsJames Lee WilliamsFrom a technophobe to a serial tweeter,documenting the impact of Donald Trump's social media across the world.
- DirectorSteve WebbStarsColin TierneyJohn R. BohrerPatrick Joseph Kennedy IIExplores some of the tragedies and scandals that have struck the Kennedy clan from the lobotomy of daughter Rosemary, the death in war of Joe Jr, the fatal plane crash of Kathleen, and the assassination of JFK.
- StarsCampbell ScottMykel HawkeAndrew RoberttA look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsV.G. AlexanderPaul HaedikeMort KimmelA tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanDonald TrumpJoe BidenAhead of the 2020 election, FRONTLINE's acclaimed series "The Choice", investigates the biographies of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, focusing on how they have responded in moments of crisis.
- StarsSimon BrauerKonstantin Achmed BürgerYvette CoetzeeLife in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.
- DirectorDan PartlandStarsMalcolm NanceGeorge ConwayJohn GartnerAn eye-opening and shattering analysis of the behavior, psyche, condition, and stability of Donald Trump.
- DirectorRushmore DeNooyerBrendan GoeckelKirk WolfingerStarsPaula BlackSidney Blackmer Jr.Josh GoodmanDid Hitler secretly try to swing the 1940 Presidential election against Franklin Roosevelt? Newly uncovered evidence reveals the Nazis spent millions of dollars trying to influence the election, defeat FDR, and keep America out of WWII.
- DirectorDavid Korn-BrzozaStarsWill JohnsonVincent LindonGeorgi ZhukovWhat happened in France just after WWII, between 1945 and 1949? An interesting historic documentary looks at the fate of male and female (presumed) collaborators with the Nazis, the use of the POW in the reconstruction of the plundered and devastated country.
- DirectorDaniel LindsayT.J. MartinStarsHenry AlfaroDanny BakewellJohn D. BarnettTwenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
- StarsJulian ForsythJ. David HinzeRupert WickhamHigh-tech superguns. Weapons of mass destruction. In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanYamiche AlcindorMark BankstonThe trip down the conspiracies that made Donald Trump president of the USA.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanDonald TrumpCorey LewandowskiFRONTLINE investigates Trump's siege on his enemies, the media and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what was to come.
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsPete SouzaBarack ObamaBen RhodesFormer Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
- DirectorJohn EalerStarsGregory Joseph AllenInes LaiminsAndrew Lane CawthonAmerican missionaries struggle to save Chinese civilians from slaughter and rape at the hands of Japanese invaders and also smuggle out evidence of the infamous Nanking Massacre of 1937.
- DirectorJustin RobertsStarsGene DelgadoJameson LindskogNo Greater Love explores a combat deployment through the eyes of an Army chaplain, as he and his men fight their way through a hellish tour in one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan and then as they struggle to reintegrate home.
- StarsKevin SpaceyMahershala AliTim NaftaliNotable US Presidential election races throughout American history are examined.
- StarsCaroline CatzK.T. McFarlandJohn BoltonA look into the US foreign policy during Donald Trump's controversial presidency. Key and critical moments are revealed and discussed by Trump's top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him.
- DirectorR.J. CutlerGreg FintonStarsDick CheneyLynne CheneyDennis HaysbertA revealing profile of Dick Cheney, one of the world's most controversial and powerful political figures. Award-winning documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler gives us a surprisingly personal look into the life of the former Vice President from his early days in Washington to his time in the White House with President George W. Bush.
- StarsMichael ReiterAnnie FarmerShawna RiveraSurvivors reveal the manipulation, abuse and emotional scars suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Their stories expose a sex trafficking ring of powerful enablers leading up to his 2019 arrest.
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsIttsei NakagawaDocumentary Presents Never-Before-Seen Footage of the Grisly End of World War II.
- DirectorMichael ReiterStarsJohn MurphyVietnam 1967: John Murphy, then a military intelligence adviser for the Army, C.I.A., and South Vietnamese intelligence services, reveals the gray areas of critical on-the-ground spy work, where trust is hard-won and easily lost.
- DirectorJames FletcherStarsDonald TrumpArthur L. BernsteinScott AdamsIn 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one question - How the hell did Donald Trump win?
- DirectorJess KellyJamie DoranStarsYogi AdityanathAbdul Ghani AlipurAishwarya S. IyerFrontline's correspondent Najibullah Quraishi investigates the consequences of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Also Frontline's correspondent Ramita Navai investigates a wave of shocking rape cases in India.
- StarsYoussef TounziMériem SarolieFlora AnthonyIntroduces the first pharaoh to get a pyramid conceived, located, financed and constructed, over 4300-some years prior to our day. Correlates the deep interest in death and burial with the preservation and duration of the body in the concealment of pyramid construction. The second episode introduces other pharaohs and their pyramids.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanJelani CobbAndrew CardAmerica after 9/11 traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies.
- DirectorEd BalkanStarsMartin SheenTed SismoreGestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, located in a building called Shell House, was the evil center of oppression in Denmark during World War II. It was a place of terror and torture . . . a place of surveillance where files and evidence were kept detailing the activities of Danish resistance fighters. And to deter air raids on Shell House, the Germans imprisoned resistance personnel as 'hostage-shields' in cells in the attic. The intelligence activities of the Gestapo threatened the effectiveness of the resistance movement. With reluctance, for fear of civilian casualties, the Danes asked the RAF to bomb Shell House and destroy it. The goals of this daring raid were to destroy incriminating records, kill Gestapo personnel, and free the resistance prisoners in the attic.
- StarsJose BasultoNapoleon VilaboaRicardo AlarcónCuba's revolutionary story is one of much fervor. Fidel Castro had one objective: the liberation of a Communist Cuba. Castro's ability to form key strategic alliances enabled him to stand at the precipice of realizing his dream for Cuba.
- StarsYoram SheftelEli GabayMichael ShakedA Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
- DirectorAaron YoungStarsJames Holland
- DirectorJanette BallardAfghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence, in which young professionals - often women - are being deliberately singled out, targeted and murdered. All the victims were working to build a country based on democratic values. The government blames the violence on insurgent groups like the Taliban, who have their own agenda ahead of the withdrawal of US troops later this year. Speaking to families who have lost loved ones, those who have chosen to leave and those living in fear, Our World asks what impact this tactic will have on the future of Afghanistan.