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Frontline (1983)

6.5 45 seasons 857 episodes Returning Series
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Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

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Seasons & episodes

E1
An Unauthorized History of the NFLJan 17, 1983

In its premiere broadcast, Frontline investigates the underbelly of the NFL--the secret connections between professional football and the w…

E2
88 Seconds in GreensboroJan 24, 1983

On the morning of November 3,1979, five civil rights demonstrators were killed by a group of Klan and Nazi Party members in Greensboro, Nor…

E3
In the Shadow of the CapitolJan 31, 1983

Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, seventy-five percent blac…

E4
A Chinese AffairFeb 7, 1983

For thirty-four years, those who fled to Taiwan in the wake of the Communist victory have had only their memories and fantasies of mainland…

E5
God's BankerFeb 14, 1983

In 1982,a man was discovered hanging from a bridge over the Thames River in London. He was Roberto Calvi, head of Italy's largest bank and…

E6
Pentagon, Inc.Feb 21, 1983

Frontline investigates the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in the domestic economy. Politicians find themselves chas…

E7
Gunfight USAFeb 28, 1983

Frontline looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes in the debate over gun control. Visiting prison inmates, victims of gun crime, and the s…

E8
Children of PrideMar 7, 1983

Kojo Odo, a 42 year-old single black man, took in his first child a decade ago-a 7 year old boy with his arm missing. No one wanted the you…

E9
A Journey to RussiaMar 21, 1983

Before Gorbachev and glasnost, three young Americans journey to the Soviet Union on a whirlwind two-week, six-city debating tour. They enco…

E10
Daisy - Story of a FaceliftMar 28, 1983

Daisy is 55 and terrified of growing old. She feels she needs a facelift. From the moment of her decision, Frontline follows her through al…

E11
Space - The Race for High GroundApr 11, 1983

Before President Reagan introduced Star Wars, Frontline examined how in the previous 25 years the US and the Soviet Union had gone from des…

E12
Abortion ClinicApr 18, 1983 · 57m

For the first time on American television, Frontline's cameras record the most intimate details and one of the most personal decisions a wo…

E13
Crisis in ZimbabweApr 25, 1983

Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. However, the end of t…

E14
Air CrashMay 2, 1983

Frontline investigates the frightening aftermath of one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history-the June 9, 1982 crash of Pan Am flight…

E15
Looking for MaoMay 9, 1983

Only seven years after Mao's death, it is clear that China is undergoing another revolution. This is a revolution of political and social r…

E16
Israel: Between the River and the SeaMay 16, 1983

For eight years, Rafik Halabi covered the West Bank and Gaza strip-the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section of Israeli Televisi…

E17
In Our WaterMay 23, 1983

Frank Kaler's story begins simply enough when he requests a water test. Why? Because his children develop skin lesions after bathing in it.…

E18
Vietnam MemorialMay 30, 1983

Frontline tells the story of five days in the fall of 1982 when more than 150,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the dedication of…

E19
For the Good of AllJun 6, 1983

When a national recreation site between Cleveland and Akron was first mandated by Congress in 1974, everyone applauded the project. But Fro…

E20
The Russians are HereJun 13, 1983
E21
Who Decides Disability?Jun 20, 1983

Frontline investigates the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from the Social Security disability rolls.…

E22
Crossfire in El SalvadorJun 27, 1983

In 1983, El Salvador was a nation where murder and torture were an everyday occurrence, a place where loved ones disappear and truth remain…

E23
SanctuaryJul 4, 1983

Frontline follows the journey of a Guatemalan family through the 'new underground railroad' and considers the plight of the people who seek…

E24
MoneylendersJul 11, 1983

Developing countries have borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from Western banks. Some of the biggest borrowers, Brazil and Mexico,are…

E25
Klaus Barbie: the American ConnectionJul 18, 1983

Klaus Barbie, a hated Nazi war criminal, was returned to France in 1983 to face justice. But some Frenchmen were worried that he would reve…

Cast

Will LymanSelf - Narrator (voice)

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