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The Dictator's Playbook

The Dictator's Playbook

2025Seasons : 1Episodes : 6
7.5

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.

GenreDocumentary
Created ByMark Stevenson
Languagesen
Production CompaniesCream Productions, Twin Cities Public Television
Production CcountriesCanada, United Kingdom

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