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- Pursued by a cab driver for an unpaid fare, a millionaire's son, Brooke Travers (Wallace Reid), hides on a steamer, and both men find themselves en route to South America, where they are caught up in a revolution. Brooke falls in love with Juanita (Lila Lee), then learns that she is the daughter of the leader of the revolution and his father's enemy. Although his father's business interests control the country, Brooke helps the revolutionary forces to victory and earns his father's respect.
- Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
- The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
- He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.
- The son of a dictator travels to the U.S. to attend college.
- 7.6 (339)TV Mini SeriesFrom Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. This series answers how dictators seized and wielded power in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality.
- Examination of the turbulent rule and complex psychology of Kim Jong Un and follows the last three turbulent years inside the Hermit Kingdom as its young and unpredictable leader tries to turn around his country's fortunes.
- Jacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo, first of all to advise him regarding the acquisition of a sailing boat. After a thorough inspection of a prospective vessel, the "Dragoon", Cournot reports his positive appraisal to Mr Hendrix and initiates the negotiations with Mrs Osborne, the owner of the craft. Barely a couple of days later, Cournot finds himself in a bind as the police questions him about the exact kind of cruise he was supposed to organize for his principal. For the "Dragoon" is gone; Mr Hendrix has disappeared; Mrs Osborne is not aware of any deal; and the corpses of mysterious individuals, victims of a violent death, are found on the beaches of Santo Domingo.
- The chronicles of the end of the Trujillo era between 1959 and 1961.
- Narrated by Alfred Molina, this documentary takes an in-depth look at the country of Turkey, and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he takes further steps to erase democracy and bend rule of law to his will.
- Professor Yossi Kleinmann, a religious Jew, gets stuck with a calamitous mustache at the 90th birthday party of his wife's grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. The rest is history.
- The documentary shows the life of three of the most contemporary dictators during a bloody period of their reign.
- In-depth documentary presenting the rise, rule and fall of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and the way he shaped both Romanian and international history.
- POWER. CONTROL. TERROR. The centre points of any dictatorship. The need for power, the want for tyrannical control and the subsequent terror unleashed to achieve their goals make dictators some of the most fascinating figures to study in history. In this series we will be looking at some of the 20th century's most notorious dictators, from their rise to power to their inevitable downfall.
- The story opens in Copenhagen in the year 1776 on the wedding night of the King and Princess Caroline Mathilde. But the marriage was a political alliance, and the Princess felt only repugnance for her dissolute husband. On the night of their marriage the King leaves Copenhagen on a pleasure trip abroad, but his fast life proves too much for his weak constitution. Summoned to attend him, an ambitious young doctor realises that here is a great opportunity. He revives the King and, tremendously impressed, the King takes him back to Copenhagen. A love affair develops between the doctor and the Princess - but it is to have terrible consequences.
- An account of the brutal torture, imprisonment and murder carried out by Chadian dictator Hissene Habre during the 1980s.
- It is a struggle about power and billions. Only those who abide by the rule of law should receive funds. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is opposed. The European community of values is struggling - A search for clues throughout Europe.
- In this documentary, well-known critic Waldemar Januszczak travels to Turkmenistan to investigate the now deceased Niyazov who retained absolute control over the country, banning photography, dogs, cinemas, circuses, car radios and ballet.
- The infamous Lil' Dictator rules his teachers and classmates with an iron fist.
- A look at the parallel lives of Charles Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of The Great Dictator (1940).
- From the Chicago suburbs, an American teenager helps run the Syrian revolution. With social media, she helps her network expose regime atrocities. But as the violence rages everyone must choose their weapon: Facebook or AK-47s.
- North Korea has covertly developed a weapon whose secret the superpowers believed they alone possessed: the nuclear bomb. How has this country, ostracized by the international community and one of the world's poorest nations, managed to build up such an arsenal? Five years of investigation will reveal, clearly and simply, the secrets behind the financing of North Korea's nuclear weapons. A film revolving around the testimonies of the men and women at the heart of the system: the financier of the regime, the diplomat as well as the 'little hands', these North Korean workers sent abroad, who make the regime between 1,2 and 2,3 billion euros a year (according to UN estimates). Each year Pyongyang sends tens of thousands of North Korean workers outside the borders of the 'Hermit state', and rents them out to more than 40 countries across the world where they will be working in very difficult conditions, in isolation, permanently monitored by agents of the state in order to prevent them making contact with the outside or defecting. First-hand accounts of men and women who have played a role in this well-oiled system are extremely rare because defections are rare. Those who flee not only put their lives at risk but those of their families back home. This documentary reveals an ongoing tragedy, that of the Dictator's Men working in the wings to bring cash into the country at all costs and ensure the regime's survival.
- POWER. CONTROL. TERROR. The centre points of any dictatorship. The need for power, the want for tyrannical control and the subsequent terror unleashed to achieve their goals make dictators some of the most fascinating figures to study in history. In this series we will be looking at some of the 20th century's most notorious dictators, from their rise to power to their inevitable downfall. In this episode we look at the man responsible for Italy's expansionist concept, the founder of fascism, Il Duce; Benito Mussolini. From his humble upbringing born to a blacksmith and a school teacher, to becoming the most powerful man in Italy, Mussolini's life was tarred with violence and terror. Responsible for the death of up to 1 million people and the suffering of countless others, Mussolini is one of the most brutal dictators the world has ever seen.
- Brooke Travers, a young society man of a roving disposition and much leisure, gets into a cab with his valet and his trunks, to go to his yacht for a cruise. Arriving at the pier, the cabman demands an exorbitant charge for his fare, and, upon Travers resenting the charge, he is again soaked by the cabman, this time with his capable fists. Travers strikes back, and the cabman falls, his head hitting a curbstone. The ambulance surgeon arrives, pronounces the man dying, and advises Travers to flee. Taking the advice and the cab, Travers and his valet hasten for another wharf, and take ship for Central America. As they are landing at the little port of Porto Banos, the consul of that place, who is also an instigator of revolutions, offers to let Travers take his credentials and pose as Dictator in his place, pretending to be afraid of the yellow fever, but really because he has learned of a new revolution, and is afraid of his life. Travers, fearing the law is already on his track, eagerly accepts the offer, and goes ashore as the new Dictator. Then things happen with marvelous celerity, and Travers becomes the center of a small cyclone of trouble, the chief factors of which are the opposing faction of the revolution, the wife of the consul, a vengeful former sweetheart of the latter, and a pretty young missionary, with whom Travers has fallen desperately in love. How he finally comes unscathed from his many perils, and wins his lady love, form an interesting denouement.
- POWER. CONTROL. TERROR. The centre points of any dictatorship. The need for power, the want for tyrannical control and the subsequent terror unleashed to achieve their goals make dictators some of the most fascinating figures to study in history. In this series we will be looking at some of the 20th century's most notorious dictators, from their rise to power to their inevitable downfall. In this episode we look at the man responsible for the death of over 20 million people, a key aggressor in World War Two and the architect of the Holocaust, one of history's most brutal dictators; Adolf Hitler. From his humble upbringing in Austria to leading the Nazi Party, Hitlers life saw a reign of terror descend over Europe like never before leading to some of the worst atrocities the world has ever seen.
- Caius Cassius plots a conspiracy to murder Caesar, enlisting the support of the well-respected Marcus Brutus. Brutus has misgivings but is persuaded that Caesar's death is necessary for the good of the republic. However, Brutus rejects Cassius' proposal that Mark Antony, close friend of Caesar, should also be killed. Brutus, Cassius and their co-conspirators stab Caesar to death at the senate house on the Ides of March.
- Children of Dictators An Eye for an Eye Would Make the Whole World Blind Hundreds of thousands of people were murdered during the regime of the most feared African dictator in Uganda. One of them was his close friend and minister. This brutal murder and its absurd cover-up eventually led to the downfall of the African dictator. The children of both dictator and the murdered minister had to grow up abroad for different reasons. They are from different tribes, they believe in different Gods and they remember history differently. More than 30 years after the tragic events the two sons meet in Uganda and the most unpredictable journey of their lives begins.
- TV SeriesTo understand some of the most notorious tyrants in modern history, this docuseries reviews rare footage and eyewitness interviews. (from tubi.com)
- In the wake of the civil unrest that swept his nation and in an effort to evade the Nato-led air strikes that followed, Colonel Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Al Gaddafi secretly fled Libya in May 2011 and sought refuge in the West. Having failed to "settle in", the Colonel returned home soon after. An extensive clean up followed, eradicating all evidence of the ill-fated operation. Apart from this tape.
- Fifth graders have become zombies. Chava and Poncho, not taking dictation, did not transform and attempt to escape from their colleagues. A lesson they will never forget.
- DANCING WITH DICTATORS is a film about Burma and the battle for control of a newspaper. Central to the story is Australian publisher Ross Dunkley who owns The Myanmar Times. Like all media in Myanmar the newspaper is heavily censored. The government has forced a 51% partner on Dunkley and after the first election in 20 years their enmity explodes. Dunkley is arrested and imprisoned as his Immigration charges turn into a sexual smear campaign. His partner takes control and the government moves towards ending any foreign ownership of the Burmese media.
- The story of Joseph Goebbels and the production of wartime Nazi newsreels.
- Koga is a wimp and is being bullied at school even by a girl. Soejima comes to his defense, but is now a target of the two bullies as well. Koga and Soejima are attracted to one another. Is it their mutual victimhood or actual love or could those two things be one and the same in this case?
- Pupils on the fifth grade have turned into zombies. Two kids, who don't take dictation, are saved from this infection and try to escape from their fellow students, who surrounded them. All exits are closed, windows are chained, and their teacher is not an ally. One of the kids will face his nightmare and be freed from it, only to discover that reality also hides terrifying mysteries.
- A rich spoiled kid jealous of a talented poor kid tries to overhaul him with money and resources and in the process destroys his own house and mental health.
- Hillbilly backyard wrestlers face off against intergalactic senior citizen super villains.
- In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well as a wide range of interviews (Paulette Goddard, Sydney Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Leni Riefenstahl, Mel Brooks, Joan Collins et al.) to examine the production history of "The Great Dictator", the film's importance as a satire, and legacy.
- Nowadays great statesmen share hate and fake news through robots. Everything to get into power, stay in it and usurp it. They worship capital and abhor life whose followers do not think about the gravity of the content and simply share it. With an air of political propaganda, spoken in more than 13 languages, a speech in favor of humanity and the planet. A tribute to the 80th anniversary of the classic The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin.
- An Analysis of 'The Great Dictator' (1940) by Charlie Chaplin and it's relationship with the genre of Political Satire.