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How to Become a Tyrant
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Netflix
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E01
Episode 1
★ 7.7Seize Power
2021-07-09 · 31mInterested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.3Crush Your Rivals
2021-07-09 · 27mYou've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.7Reign Through Terror
2021-07-09 · 28mWhen keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.7Control the Truth
2021-07-09 · 27mThrough public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.3Create a New Society
2021-07-09 · 26mFree speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
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Episode 6
★ 7.7Rule Forever
2021-07-09 · 30mSeizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.
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Peter Dinklage
Self - Narrator (voice)
