Daniel Oron
Director
To Kill a Dictator (2024)
Season 1
Assassinations, even of the most treacherous dictator, can shake a nation's confidence, launch wars, or end them. Now, we go behind closed doors to meet the rebels, counter-revolutionaries, and intelligence operatives tasked with these takedowns.
Released June 25, 2024
Episode 40 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, History
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Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Fidel Castro
Cuba's Fidel Castro leads a revolution against a U.S.-backed dictator; the U.S., fearing the spread of communism, authorizes the CIA to remove Castro through various covert operations; Castro remains in power, defying U.S. efforts for decades.
June 25, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - Hitler
Long before the declaration of war, the world wanted the Fuhrer dead; in Germany, fellow politicians lodge their dissent after the horrific Night of the Long Knives; among them, a plan starts to take shape.
July 2, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - Stalin
Although Stalin was paranoid, there's little doubt that many wanted him dead. After so many failed assassination attempts, was the last plot against Stalin's life successful? As he succumbs to illness at 74, is his death less than natural?
July 9, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - Kim Il Sung
Just as Korea gains its freedom after decades under Japanese occupation, Kim Il Sung's rise to power once again tips the scales dragging a country divided back into warfare. Kim's reputation as a fierce warrior grants him the role of a leader.
July 16, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - El Jefe
Over 30 years, Rafael Trujillo spearheads massacres, tortures, imprisons, and murders anyone who dares to voice dissent; in response, the Dominican Liberation Movement organizes military operations, to take out the fearsome regime.
July 23, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - Saddam Hussein
Under Saddam Hussein's rule, fearsome purges, mass genocides, political executions, and invasions of neighboring powers become the norm; early murderous tendencies set the stage for years of ruthless resolve.
July 30, 2024, midnight
Episode Runtime: 40 min.
Season Runtime: 240 min.
Released: June 25, 2024
Last Air Date: July 30, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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