reports Foreign Affairs / Defense / Military
REPORTS BY SUBJECT May. 26, 1987
In Search of the Marcos Millions
(60 minutes) The day Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines in 1986, they left with $8.9 million in jewelry, cash, and bonds. But the Philippine government ... (more)
Apr. 21, 1987
War on Nicaragua
(60 minutes) As the Iran-contra scandal was still unfolding, Frontline correspondent William Greider revealed how the US began supporting the contras in Nicaragua and why our involvement ... (more)
Feb. 24, 1987
The Nazi Connection
(60 minutes) German scientists were responsible for putting the first American on the moon. Now, 15 years later, government investigators are asking whether some of them were ... (more)
Sep. 09, 1986
Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie
(60 minutes) Soviet film directors have one advantage over Westerners: the state takes care of the budget. But in return, the state expects firm control over all ... (more)
Sep. 02, 1986
Comrades XI: October Harvest
(60 minutes) The Kulinich family lives and works on a collective farm in southern Russia. Frontline follows the Kulinichs through their daily lives during harvest time and ... (more)
Aug. 26, 1986
Comrades X: Soldier Boy
(60 minutes) For the first time on Western television, Frontline details a recruit's life inside a Soviet Army barracks. Frontline cameras follow Valera Krylov, 18, through the ... (more)
Aug. 26, 1986
Comrades IX: Baltic Chic
(60 minutes) Fashion-conscious Estonians living on the Gulf of Finland are inspired by the Western styles of Dallas and Dynasty which are picked up from Finnish TV ... (more)
Aug. 19, 1986
Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow
(60 minutes) Svyatoslav Nilolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon whose surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness has made him famous. He lives like a superstar ... (more)
Aug. 12, 1986
Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer
(60 minutes) Frontline profiles the lives of players on a factory soccer team in the southern Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan as they fight for the town championship. ... (more)
Aug. 05, 1986
Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost
(60 minutes) Frontline gained unique access in filming the inner workings of the local government system in Nakhodka, a town six thousand miles and seven time zones ... (more)
Jul. 29, 1986
Comrades V: Master of Samarkand
(60 minutes) Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring the great Islamic mosques in Samarkand. Frontline examines daily ... (more)
Jul. 22, 1986
Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo
(60 minutes) Frontline examines the differences in Soviet and Western justice systems as it contrasts the lives of Tamara Russo, a 50-year-old hospital orderly on trial for ... (more)
Jul. 15, 1986
Comrades III: All that Jazz
(60 minutes) Sergei Kuryokhin is a popular Russian jazz and rock musician who is disapproved of by the state because his music is difficult to control. Made ... (more)
Jul. 08, 1986
Comrades II: Hunter and Son
(60 minutes) For four months every year, Mikhail Kuzakov and his son, Yuri, leave the comforts of home for the Siberian wilderness, where they hunt on horseback ... (more)
Jul. 01, 1986
Comrades I: The Education of Rita
(60 minutes) Rita Tikhonova, 21, is a model Russian citizen. The lifestyle and ambitions of an outstanding Young Communist League member in Moscow are depicted as she ... (more)
Jun. 10, 1986
Will There Always Be an England?
(60 minutes) England is a country divided. One in five workers in northern England is unemployed, while in the south of the country, power, privilege prevail. Ofra ... (more)
Jun. 03, 1986
Holy War, Holy Terror
(60 minutes) Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines the background of the Islamic Revolution, the roots of radical Shiism and reveals why Iran's war with Iraq is an ... (more)
May. 20, 1986
The Bloods of 'Nam
(60 minutes) A high percentage of men on the frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereducated, and black. By most accounts, they had the highest casualties. But ... (more)
Apr. 22, 1986
Visions of Star Wars
(120 minutes) Frontline and Nova combine resources for the first time to explore the Strategic Defense Initiative. The program contains the most comprehensive information on Star Wars ... (more)
Apr. 01, 1986
Standoff in Mexico
(60 minutes) Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents the growing unrest in Mexico caused by fixed elections, corruption, violence, and the widening gap ... (more)
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