The Dictator's Playbook - Season 1

The Dictator's Playbook - Season 1

Season 1

They were ruthless men with unchecked power, ruling their nations with an iron fist. Suppressing dissent, they demanded absolute loyalty, jailing or killing those who opposed them. They ruled by force of personality, but were plagued by secret fears and private demons. They were dictators, tyrants who shaped the 20th century and left their mark on our own.

From Benito Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin to Manuel Noriega, dictators confront us with some fascinating questions. What drove their thirst for domination and control? How did they seize and wield power? What forces rose up against them or resisted them in secret? How did they lose control in the end? A new series from Twin Cities PBS sets out to answer these questions in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.

As we meet some of the most ruthless rulers of recent history, we trace their rise and fall - and discover that they traveled a well-worn path. As different as these men were from each other, they followed a series of essential steps, from seizing power to eliminating enemies - an unwritten Dictator's Playbook.

Network
Episodes6
Datesjanv. 9, 2019 - févr. 13, 2019

Episodes

Kim Ii Sung
Season 1Episode 160 min

Kim Ii Sung

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

janv. 9, 2019
Saddam Hussein
Season 1Episode 260 min

Saddam Hussein

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

janv. 16, 2019
Benito Mussolini
Season 1Episode 360 min

Benito Mussolini

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

janv. 23, 2019
Manuel Noriega
Season 1Episode 460 min

Manuel Noriega

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

janv. 30, 2019
Francisco Franco
Season 1Episode 560 min

Francisco Franco

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

févr. 6, 2019
Idi Amin
Season 1Episode 660 min

Idi Amin

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

févr. 13, 2019

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