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- 1983– 1h 55mTV-PG7.6 (413)TV EpisodeDirectorJames JacobyStarsWill LymanJeff BezosJoshua WeinsteinAn examination of Jeff Bezos, his extraordinarily successful online business, Amazon.com, and its increasingly questionable business practices.03/06/2020 · V
- 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.11/12/2021 · V
- StarsJoAnna RhinehartMichael StuhlbargEvan I. SchwartzThe life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.03/19/2022 · V
- 1983– 1h 54mTV-MA7.7 (194)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.01/14/2020 · V (Parts 1 & 2)
- DirectorJason HehirStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCary ElwesRobin WrightA look at the life and career of professional wrestler André Roussimoff, who gained notoriety in the 1980s as Andre the Giant.04/14/2018 · V
- DirectorMatthew OrrStarsHugh HerrAlison OsiusJeffrey C. BatzerAn inventor of bionic limbs, Hugh Herr, works with an injured climber and a surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing.02/05/2020 · V
- DirectorErica HansonStarsJudd ApatowGary BrightwellJohnny CarsonVentriloquist/comic Jeff Dunham's drive, perseverance and competitive spirit keep him at the top of his game for decades; includes exclusive photos and performance video from Dunham's personal archive and interviews with Howie Mandel and Jay Leno.10/17/2020 · V
- DirectorRushmore DeNooyerStarsJanna LevinRainer WeissEilat GlikmanAstrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science.01/10/2018 · V
- 1987–8.4 (87)TV EpisodeStarsBuzz AldrinNeil ArmstrongMike CollinsTracking the early years of the space race beginning in 1957 as the U.S. struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union.12/24/2020 · V
- StarsBuzz AldrinNeil ArmstrongMike CollinsOn 27 January 1967, the disastrous failure of Apollo 1 risked the cancellation of America's space program altogether. Within two years of the Apollo 1 fire, Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to escape the Earth's gravity and orbit the moon.12/24/2020 · V
- 1987–8.6 (78)TV EpisodeStarsBuzz AldrinNeil ArmstrongMike CollinsThe years 1969-1970 take Americans to the moon and back; what happens to scientific and engineering programs after goals are achieved.12/24/2020 · V
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanJeremiah KisselMike McNallyIn the midst of the historic coronavirus pandemic, economic hardship, rising unemployment, race riots and growing insecurity, U.S. citizens were called upon to choose between incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in November 2020. After four years in office, the Americans had again a choice of who should lead the nation in the future. But who are the two candidates? How was their life proceeding? How were they influenced and what distinguishes them? In this 2-hour TV special, veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team use interwoven investigative biographies of both men to answer these questions with knowledge from friends, family, colleagues and adversaries about the challenges that affected Trump and Biden's lives and how it qualifies them to face up the crisis of the nation.12/22/2020 · V
- StarsRichie MoriartyMichael MurphyRobert J. ThompsonThe history of the performing entertainment form in American history.02/17/2024 · V
- CreatorAnn DruyanCarl SaganSteven SoterStarsCarl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan FahnAstronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.V
- StarsTimothy FerrisBob ElliottMurray Gell-MannTrip through the creation of the Universe from the Bog Bang to the frontiers of science. Musical score from Brian Eno. Includes visits with great thinkers.01/06/2008 · V
- 2020–8.3 (27)TV EpisodeStarsOswald AveryTheodor BoveriChristina BrandtScience and personal stories come together to reveal the history of the human genome; patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors race against time to discover cures.V
- DirectorKeith BurnsStarsEdie AdamsSteve AllenJohn BarbourA look at the career of comedian Ernie Kovacs, considered a pioneer in the early days of television, and whose innovative TV show spawned the careers of many of today's comics and comedy writers.06/03/2021 · V
- DirectorKen BurnsLynn NovickStarsEdward HerrmannPhilip BoscoJulie HarrisA biography of the life and work of the American architect.01/23/1998 · V
- StarsDon HenleyGlenn FreyDon FelderThe life and times of the super successful American soft-rock band, Eagles.02/15/2013 · V
- DirectorNoel DockstaderQuinn KanalyStarsLane WestBertrand PiccardNils RyserTwo pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.03/11/2021 · V
- StarsRoger OrdishMark LawsonMeirion JonesJimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?06/20/2022 · V · D
- 1974– 1h 52mTV-PG8.5 (212)TV EpisodeDirectorGary JohnstoneJoseph McMasterStarsJay BenedictMatthew ChapmanAnthony EdridgeThe account of the legal battle in Dover, Pennsylvania over the required teaching of the religious-based "intelligence design" as supposedly a legitimate scientific alternative to evolution in the local public school.07/14/2019 · V
- 1985– TV-PG6.9 (92)TV EpisodeDirectorMary McDonagh MurphyStarsAlison ArngrimAmy BrennemanDean ButlerAn unlikely author who helped shape American ideas of the frontier. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling "Little House" series.01/01/2021 · V
- DirectorJohn PaulsonStarsSusan BakerThe BeatlesJeff BeckThe Authorized biography of Les Paul, " The Wizard of Waukesha". The name Les Paul is synonymous with the electric guitar. As a player, inventor, and recording artist(Paul had two #1 hits with his wife Mary Ford), Paul has been and innovator from the early years of his life. In 1928, thirteen-year-old Les Paul borrowed a phonograph needle from the family Victrola, stuck it under the strings of his Sear Roebuck guitar, and wired the contraption to a telephone mike and two radio speakers, thus achieving not only amplification but a crude stereo effect. The pioneering young musician then went on to invent scores of ingenious recording techniques, including overdubbing and multi-track recorders, as well as the solid-body electric guitar at the heart of the rock and roll revolution. Still spry at age 90, Les Paul tells his own classic rags-to-riches story in a feature-length HD documentary-with a soundtrack of greatest hits from Bing Crosby, Chet Atkins, B.B. KIng, and rock legends Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.09/17/2022 · V
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsHal HolbrookAdam ArkinJohn Logan AllenThe story of the most important American exploration expedition in American history and the participants in it.V
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsKeith DavidKevin ConwayPhilip BoscoA biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
- DirectorRoger GraefJames RoganStarsEric IdleTerry GilliamJohn CleeseUniquely intimate documentary following the stars of Monty Python as they reunite for a final time to stage a marathon ten shows of Monty Python Live (mostly) - One Down Five to Go at The O2, London in July 2014.03/16/2024 · V
- DirectorJames HanlonGédéon NaudetJules NaudetStarsTony BenatatosYusuf Baran BilgicJamal BraithwaiteA real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of James Hanlon and two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.V
- DirectorPeter BattyStarsPeter UstinovThe late Peter Ustinov hosts this haunting 1980 documentary exploring the world's nuclear weaponry and the fragile system that deters either side from initiating the first nuclear strike. Although the world's political climate has mellowed since the Cold War era, Nuclear Nightmares takes the viewer back in time to gain a perspective of what it was like to live under a very real nuclear threat.05/04/2021 · V
- 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.11/13/2020 · V
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsArtemus CraggCalypso CraggJulian ElferRecounts the founding (1620) and early years of the Plymouth Colony in the 17th century. Includes the real story of the "First Thanksgiving".11/26/2020 · V
- DirectorNicholas MrossStarsDaniel MrossEliza MrossGabriel SukenikA computer programmer becomes fascinated with the digital currency Bitcoin, and through his involvement in the Bitcoin community, we learn about the impending global impact of this amazing new technology.V
- DirectorMichelle FerrariStarsKate BurtonSandra Day O'ConnorThe life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, from growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona to her 25 years on the U.S. Supreme Court.10/06/2021 · V
- DirectorDennis AndersonStarsMickey DawesLeo T. Gaje Jr.Dean GilmoreA documentary issued to police in the 80's on how to survive edged-based attacks, primarily blades -- with often comical and novel examples.06/03/2021 · V
- DirectorRandall MacLowryStarsTim HopperThe history of the Florida Everglades and the efforts to reclaim, control and preserve the vast area once viewed as a wasteland.01/15/2021 · V
- DirectorWilliam LyonsStarsCharles DanceGordon Langford RoweCharles LawsonDramatised documentary which follows the lives of the men who designed and built Titanic and her sister ship Olympic at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, showing the violence, political drama and financial pressures that affected those who worked on her. Eight men, the Guarantee Group, were privileged to be chosen to travel on her maiden voyage. All of them were killed when she sank after striking an iceberg.11/18/2021 · V
- StarsPeter CoyoteHuy DucJames WillbanksA comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.09/17/2017 · V
- DirectorMarcela GaviriaBrent E. HuffmanKaterina MonemvassitisStarsWill LymanA look at why the U.S. was caught unprepared by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and who is accountable for the lack of preparation and protection.07/17/2020 · V
- DirectorRob RapleyStarsMarian AndersonAllida BlackAngela BrownOn Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words "all men are created equal." Barred from performing in Constitution Hall because of her race, Anderson would sing for the American people in the open air. Hailed as a voice that "comes around once in a hundred years" by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, her fame hadn't been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation. Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.12/23/2021 · V
- DirectorXan CassavetesStarsJerry HarveyChuck RossTimothy RyersonThe story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.11/24/2007 · V