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The Dictator's Playbook

TV • 2018

The Dictator's Playbook

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 7
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Top Cast

Tim Beckmann

Tim Beckmann

Narrator

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Greg Beer

Writer

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Denis Seguin

Writer

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Robert Eaton

Writer

Mark Stevenson

Mark Stevenson

Director

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Christopher Blow

Writer

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James Ellis

Writer

Matthew Booi

Matthew Booi

Producer

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David Brady

Executive Producer

Kate Harrison Karman

Kate Harrison Karman

Executive Producer

Patrick Cameron

Patrick Cameron

Producer

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Michael Rosenfeld

Executive Producer

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Status

Ended

Release

June 2, 2018

Episode Runtime

54 min

Language

English

Origin

Canada

Episodes

6 • 1 seasons