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Jun. 17, 2008

Young & Restless In China
(120 minutes) This spring, FRONTLINE explores the generation coming of age in China today. Shot over four years, the film follows a group of nine young Chinese ... (more)

May. 13, 2008

Storm Over Everest
(120 minutes) As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast-moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The ... (more)

Jan. 22, 2008

Growing Up Online
(60 minutes) MySpace. YouTube. Facebook. Friendster. Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day, socializing with friends and strangers alike, "trying on" identities, and ... (more)

Apr. 03, 2007

So Much So Fast
(90 minutes) When he was 29 years old, Stephen Heywood was diagnosed with ALS -- also called Lou Gehrig's disease -- and told he had two to ... (more)

Jun. 20, 2006

The Dark Side
(90 minutes) On September 11, 2001, deep inside a White House bunker, Vice President Dick Cheney was ordering U.S. fighter planes to shoot down any commercial airliner ... (more)

Jan. 09, 2006

Country Boys
(360 minutes) On January 9, 10, and 11, David Sutherland, acclaimed producer of The Farmer's Wife, returns to rural America with Country Boys, an epic tale of ... (more)

Apr. 12, 2005

Karl Rove -- The Architect
(60 minutes) President George W. Bush called him "the architect" of his reelection victory and he has been the president's chief strategist from the beginning. But Karl ... (more)

Oct. 12, 2004

The Choice 2004
(120 minutes) As Americans prepare to choose their next president, FRONTLINE offers viewers a special, two-hour dual biography of the two candidates who hope to lead the ... (more)

Apr. 22, 2004

Son of Al Qaeda
(60 minutes) Growing up in the 1990s, Abdurahman Khadr's playmates were the children of his father's longtime friend, Osama bin Laden. How Khadr was raised to be ... (more)

Nov. 20, 2003

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
(180 minutes) On November 20, FRONTLINE marks the 40th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination with an encore broadcast of "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?" - an investigative ... (more)

Jan. 02, 2003

Much Ado About Something
(90 minutes) His name is synonymous with great literature. Author of timeless masterpieces like "Romeo and Juliet," "Othello," and "Hamlet," William Shakespeare is widely considered to be ... (more)

Oct. 03, 2002

The Man Who Knew
(90 minutes) As an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O'Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the USS Cole ... (more)

Jan. 10, 2002

An Ordinary Crime
(90 minutes) It was a robbery gone wrong, and when it was over, a woman had been shot in the head. Fingerprint evidence identified one of the ... (more)

Jan. 16, 2001

The Clinton Years
(120 minutes) He was a masterful campaigner - a skilled politician whose command of the issues and ability to connect with an audience impressed seasoned politicos and ... (more)

Oct. 02, 2000

The Choice 2000
(120 minutes) As Americans prepare for the first presidential election of the 21st century, FRONTLINE opens its nineteenth season with a dual biography of the two men ... (more)

May. 09, 2000

Return of the Czar
(60 minutes) Almost a decade after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia is arguably more free than at any time in its history. But while ... (more)

May. 02, 2000

Jefferson's Blood
(90 minutes) For years there existed a rumor that Thomas Jefferson had a long-standing relationship and several children by Sally Hemings, a woman who was his slave. ... (more)

Jan. 25, 2000

The Survival of Saddam
(60 minutes) When the Gulf War ended, the United States government believed the Iraqis would quickly overthrow Saddam Hussein. But nine years later, he still rules ... (more)

Sep. 28, 1999

John Paul II: The Millennial Pope
(150 minutes) FRONTLINE presents a comprehensive biography on the world leader who has emerged as a man at war with the twentieth century itself. In the ... (more)

May. 25, 1999

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
(120 minutes) FRONTLINE profiles the most widely known and revered political leader in the world--Nelson Mandela. Credited with the reversal of apartheid in a South Africa ... (more)