CinemaOSSeries · 2018 · 1 Season · NR
The Dictator's Playbook
76%(7)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Created byMark Stevenson

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
June 2, 2018
Last aired
July 7, 2018
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
PBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Tim Beckmann

Tim Beckmann

Narrator

Creative team
Created by
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson
Showrunner
David Brady
Kate Harrison Karman
Kate Harrison Karman
Written by
Greg Beer
Denis Seguin
Produced by
Matt Booi
Matt Booi
Patrick Cameron
Patrick Cameron

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