Ted Koppel
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Birthday: February 08, 1940
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Zappa
2020-11-27
Zappa
Overview: With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-27
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Two Men at War
2022-11-11
Two Men at War
Overview: As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the curtain on the rise of the two men at the center of the conflict – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-11
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People's Republic of Capitalism
2008-07-09
People's Republic of Capitalism
Overview: In this in-depth four-part documentary, Ted Koppel examines China's new status as an economic superpower and its complex relationship with the United States. He focuses on Chongqing–a city in Sichuan Province with a burgeoning population and big plans for the future. While peasants in outlying areas eke out a meager living, the rising middle class revels in new riches, challenging traditional ideas about religion, sexuality, and consumerism. All this reverberates here in America, where companies scramble for cheap labor, workers find jobs shipped overseas, and shoppers snap up Chinese-made goods at big box retailers.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-09
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Television Event
2020-11-11
Television Event
Overview: An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-11
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Truth About Rock
1989-01-01
Truth About Rock
Overview: For the past year or so, brothers Jim and Steve Peters, both ordained ministers, have been traveling around the nation on a mission from God. Convinced that rock and roll is "one of the largest satanic forces in the country," they have been exhorting American kids to build bonfires of albums in public places.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Hajj: One American's Pilgrimage to Mecca
1997-04-18
The Hajj: One American's Pilgrimage to Mecca
Overview: In this special, writer Michael Wolfe documents his trip to Islam's holiest shrine for "ABC News Nightline."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-18
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Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20
2023-01-01
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20
Overview: Our Barbara: A Special Edition of 2020, a two-hour primetime special, will feature Walters’ most groundbreaking and iconic interviews, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage of Walters, and interviews with Bob Iger, David Muir, Diane Sawyer, Deborah Roberts, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, among others, according to the network. ABC News will profile Walters’ prolific life and legacy, including making history as the first woman to co-anchor network morning and evening newscasts and paving the way for women in broadcast journalism.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-01
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Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015-11-01
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Overview: Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of “honesty in politics”. He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress, becoming its most outspoken member. "Jimbo" as his die-hard supporters called him, was known for his polyester thrift store suits, shock top wigs, vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI, IRS, and every president since Reagan. His one minute speeches made C-SPAN must see programming, as he signed off with his patented “Beam Me Up!” In his post-industrial hometown of Youngstown, Ohio -- dubbed Crimetown, USA for being the most mobbed up city in America -- "Jimbo" was a living legend, once garnering more than 90% of the vote. However, the eccentric maverick also had a dark side, becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War, eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-01
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LA 92
2017-04-28
LA 92
Overview: Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-28
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The Reagan Show
2017-04-22
The Reagan Show
Overview: Comprised entirely of archival footage taken during those pre-reality-television years, The Reagan Show looks at how Ronald Reagan redefined the look and feel of what it means to be the POTUS.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-22
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Hesburgh
2019-04-26
Hesburgh
Overview: He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-26
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The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23
The World of Jim Henson
Overview: In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-23
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Cola Wars
2019-07-01
Cola Wars
Overview: Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the "New Coke" debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been the undisputed leader in the multibillion dollar global soda industry--stodgy, predictable, but indisputably top dog--while Pepsi had been the upstart No. 2, forever poking at its big brother with cutting edge advertising. But in 1985, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, Coca-Cola's executives took a step so daring that no one in either company could believe it: they changed the formula of the most popular beverage on the planet.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-01
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Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993-01-20
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Overview: This spellbinding documentary re-examines the issues raised by Oliver Stone's JFK, and explores the late Jim Garrison's contention that there was a "second conspiracy" to cover up the truth, including attempts to ruin his own reputation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-20
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Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022-06-11
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Overview: Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-11
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Koyaanisqatsi
1983-04-27
Koyaanisqatsi
Overview: Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-27
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