American Experience

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This much-honored PBS documentary series explores American history, one topic or person at a time. Its Peabody Award winners include profiles of FDR and Malcolm X, and such diverse topics as Nixon's 1972 trip to China, the controversy surrounding...read more
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This much-honored PBS documentary series explores American history, one topic or person at a time. Its Peabody Award winners include profiles of FDR and Malcolm X, and such diverse topics as Nixon's 1972 trip to China, the controversy surrounding `Citizen Kane' when it was released, and the Battle of the Bulge. In addition, its Scottsboro Boys film won an Emmy, and seven entries (including the Scottsboro and Kane films) earned Oscar nominations.

Original Release

10/04/1988 on PBS

US Release

10/04/1988

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# Title Air Date
1 Nazi Town, USA Tuesday, 23 January 2024
2 Fly with Me Tuesday, 20 February 2024
3 The Vote Saturday, 28 October 2023
4 Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal Monday, 22 April 2024
5 The Riot Report Tuesday, 21 May 2024
7 The Cancer Detectives Tuesday, 26 March 2024
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Directors

Stephen Ives, Rob Rapley, David Grubin, Barak Goodman, Robert Stone, Ric Burns, Adriana Bosch, John Maggio, Randall MacLowry, Austin Hoyt, Sarah Colt, Michelle Ferrari, Chana Gazit, Mark Zwonitzer, Elizabeth Deane, Robert Kenner, James A. DeVinney, Stanley Nelson, David Espar, Amanda Pollak, Ben Loeterman, Patricia Garcia Rios, Thomas Ott, Marilyn Mellowes, Rocky Collins, Jamila Ephron, Paul Stekler, Mark Davis, Peter Jones, Cathleen O'Connell, David Steward, Carl Byker, Sam Pollard, Callie T. Wiser, Thomas Lennon, Michael Chin, Chris Eyre, Sharon Grimberg, Lisa Ades, Susan Bellows, Nancy Porter, Irv Drasnin, Li-Shin Yu, Tracy Heather Strain, Christine Lesiak, Orlando Bagwell, Linda Garmon, Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco, Louis J. Massiah, Sue Williams, Joseph Tovares, Muffie Meyer, Michael Epstein, Mitch Wilson, Phillip Whitehead, Helen Whitney, Llewellyn M. Smith, Neil Goodwin, Margaret Grossi, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Dave Pearce, Edward Gray, Sheila Curran Bernard, Mel Bucklin, Daniel McCabe, Madison D. Lacy, Patchy Wheatley, Frank J. De Meo, Pat Ferrero, Craig B. Fisher, Tim Toidze, Martha Sandlin, Helen Ryan Dobrowski, Kevin Kertscher, Kathy Conkwright, Aysyuak Yumagulov, Axel Engstfeld, Dustinn Craig, Robert Tranchin, Peter Adler, Mark Anderson, Tom Johnson, John Crowley, Bernardo Ruiz, Janet Graham, Peter Miller, Michael Rossi, David Sutherland, Ricki Green, Gene Tempest, Leola Calzolai-Stewart, David Hoffman, Peter Yost, David Dugan, John Rubin, Sarah Holt, William Greaves, Laurel Ladevich, Terry Sanders, Lawrence R. Hott, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Jon Blair, Margaret Drain, Jamila Wignot, Mark Samels, David Belton, Charlotte Zwerin, Cyndee Readdean, Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell, Ilan Ziv, Hector Galan, Michael Bicks, Stephen Stept, Lise Yasui, Helaine Head, Michael Simkin, Kirk Simon, Karen Goodman, Jeanne Jordan, Marilyn Mulford, Michael R. Lawrence, Connie Field, Michael Kloft, Noland Walker, Laurens Grant, Eric Stange, Sebastien Lifshitz, Daniel Anker, Robert Drew, Freida Lee Mock, Bill Duke, Rory Kennedy, Bill Guttentag, Kate Davis, Dan Sturman, Andrea Kalin, Bestor Cram, Charles Guggenheim, Steven Ascher, Laurie Kahn, Richard P. Rogers, Keven McAlester, David Heilbroner, George T. Nierenberg, Carlos Sandoval, Lutz Hachmeister, Arthur Dong, John W. Walter, Pearl Bowser, Annie Mumgaard, Riva Freifeld, Jacqueline Shearer, Kenneth Levis, Tom Weidlinger, Stephen Talbot, Anthony Potter, Hilary Klotz Steinman, Robert Levi, Tom Spain, Alexander Berkel, Stefan Mausbach, Marian Marzynski, Caroline Toth, Anna Lee Strachan, Lance Bird, Ann Tegnell, Marty Ostrow, Zvi Dor-Ner, M Pink Christofalo

Writers

Michelle Ferrari, Mark Zwonitzer, David Grubin, Austin Hoyt, Geoffrey C. Ward, Rob Rapley, Barak Goodman, Ric Burns, Chana Gazit, Stephen Ives, Adriana Bosch, Randall MacLowry, Emma Lazarus, Elizabeth Deane, Rocky Collins, Steve Fayer, Sarah Colt, James A. DeVinney, David Espar, Sharon Grimberg, Robert Stone, Ben Loeterman, Thomas Ott, John Maggio, Ken Chowder, Paul Stekler, Dave Pearce, Marcia Smith, Christine Lesiak, Ronald Blumer, Mark Davis, Stephen Fitzmeyer, Carl Byker, Martin Smith, Thomas Lennon, Stanley Nelson, Paul Taylor, Marilyn Mellowes, Nancy Porter, Irv Drasnin, Edward Gray, Tom Jennings, Gene Tempest, Michael Epstein, Laurie Kahn, Richard Ben Cramer, Douglas Varchol, Linda Garmon, Tracy Heather Strain, Louis J. Massiah, Deborah Blum, Sue Williams, Jill Jonnes, David Axelrod, Jamila Ephron, Robert McDonnell, David Mrazek, Phillip Whitehead, Helen Whitney, Chris Durrance, Llewellyn M. Smith, Carl Charlson, Rushmore DeNooyer, Noland Walker, Robert Kenner, Ricki Green, Neil Goodwin, John Mora, Lonon F. Smith, Susan Kim, Orlando Bagwell, Michael Beschloss, Henry Hampton, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Carmen Fields, Jacqueline Shearer, Tom Weidlinger, Dan T. Carter, Sheila Rothman, Callie T. Wiser, Sheila Curran Bernard, Charles Guggenheim, Daniel McCabe, Paul Taylor, Jane Barnes, Madison D. Lacy, Patricia Garcia Rios, Helen Ashton, Craig B. Fisher, Beth Ferris, Timothy Egan, Aaron R. Cohen, Daniel James Brown, Candice Millard, Martha Sandlin, Raymond Arsenault, Doug Most, Brian Pearle, Matthew Avery Sutton, Robin Marantz Henig, Kevin Kertscher, Don Kleszy, Kathy Conkwright, Bertrand M. Patenaude, Axel Engstfeld, Dustinn Craig, Robert Tranchin, William A. Owens, Jason Fagone, Sherry Abaldo, Andrew Ward, Andrew Pearson, Michael J. Moore, Peter Cook, William Martin, John Crowley, Elizabeth Dean, James Sanders, Walt Whitman, Mark Bailey, Kim Roberts, Bernardo Ruiz, David Sutherland, Michael Rossi, Peter Adler, Richard Kluger, Ken Chowder, Lorraine Dong, Douglas A. Blackmon, Peter Yost, David Murdock, David Dugan, John Rubin, Judith Vecchione, John McGreevey, William Greaves, Richard Snow, Laurel Ladevich, Terry Sanders, Eric Sevareid, Jon Blair, Susan Bellows, Mark Samels, David Belton, Judy Crichton, Michael Chandler, Pierre Berton, David Carter, David C. Taylor, Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell, Drew Gilpin Faust, Allen Rucker, Ilan Ziv, Sam Pollard, Michael Bicks, A. Brad Schwartz, Cathleen O'Connell, Stephen Stept, Vicente Franco, Gail Dolgin, Paul Espinosa, Kirk Simon, Karen Goodman, Simon Schama, Jeanne Jordan, Marilyn Mulford, Eric Schlosser, Connie Field, Michael Kloft, Eric Stange, Freida Lee Mock, Mark Obenhaus, Andrea Kalin, Steven Ascher, Keven McAlester, David Heilbroner, Julian Krainin, Elena Mannes, Carlos Sandoval, Lutz Hachmeister, Arthur Dong, Steve Most, John W. Walter, Joseph Tovares, Laurel Ulrich, Bruce Palling, Ian Bodenham, Mel Bucklin, Vivian Ducat, Steve Bagwell, Mary Makley, Melissa Banta, Lou Potter, Randy MacLowry, Ken Emerson, John M. Barry, Christine Zurbach, Avon Kirkland, David Mzarek, David Margolick, Clyde Taylor, David Maraniss, Susan Steinberg, Eudora Welty, Beverly Gage, Arthur Gelb, Amanda Pollak, Robert Levi, Tom Spain, Alexander Berkel, Stefan Mausbach, Jelani Cobb, Andrew Carroll, Marian Marzynski, Kay Boyle, Barbara Gelb, Anna Lee Strachan, Bill Lattanzi, Marty Ostrow, Zvi Dor-Ner, Richard Ellison

Cast

Producers

Editors

Jon Neuburger, Betty Ciccarelli, Mark Dugas, George O'Donnell, Bill Lattanzi, Glenn Fukushima, Don Kleszy, M. Watanabe Milmore, Bernice Schneider

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