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The Dictator's Playbook

Season 1
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.
20196 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Kim Il Sung
    January 8, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    See how Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.
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  2. S1 E2 - Saddam Hussein
    January 15, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
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  3. S1 E3 - Benito Mussolini
    January 22, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that would plunge all of Europe into darkness.
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  4. S1 E4 - Manuel Noriega
    January 30, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    Watch Manuel Noriega's rise and fall, from his early military days to his dictatorship's sudden end.
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  5. S1 E5 - Francisco Franco
    February 6, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
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  6. S1 E6 - Idi Amin
    February 12, 2019
    54min
    TV-14
    See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build his dictatorship in Uganda.
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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmoking
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Mark Stevenson
Producers
Michael RosenfeldDavid BradyKate Harrison KarmanMatt BooiPatrick Cameron
Starring
Tim Beckmann
Studio
PBS
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