The Dictator's Playbook
2018•NR•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•7.6•Ended
Documentary
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
Creator
Mark Stevenson
Network
PBS
Origin
US
Cast
Tim Beckmann
Narrator
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