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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
Vietnam Under CommunismJan 15, 1985

Frontline takes a rare look inside the new Vietnam, 10 years after the fall of Saigon and the US pullout. While the Vietnamese celebrate th…

E2
Shootout on Imperial Highway (1)Jan 22, 1985

Seventy-two year-old James Hawkins,Sr. has turned his home and business into an armed camp. Living in the Watts section of Los Angeles, Haw…

E3
Shootout on Imperial Highway (2)Jan 29, 1985

The trial of gang members accused of conspiracy concludes this special two-part report. Through interviews in prison and inside the housing…

E4
The Lifer and the LadyFeb 5, 1985

He was a convicted murderer. She was a prison volunteer. They fell in love. Frontline follows the story of Ron Cooney, who tries to work hi…

E5
The Child SaversFeb 12, 1985

Over a million cases of child abuse were reported in 1984-and the figure is growing. Frontline follows a dedicated group of case workers fr…

E6
Down for the CountFeb 19, 1985

Professional boxing is one of the most popular and profitable sports in America. It can also be fatal. Frontline goes inside the world of f…

E7
Retreat from BeirutFeb 26, 1985

They went to keep the peace. But 241 died-caught in a military and political cross fire.

E8
Buying the BombMar 5, 1985

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh presents his first television investigation for Frontline. After six months of…

E9
A Class DividedMar 26, 1985 · 53m

One day in 1968, Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed group…

E10
Potomac FeverApr 2, 1985

Every two years, a desire to represent their home districts in Washington brings a group of first-time freshmen congressmen to the nation's…

E11
Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee YearsApr 9, 1985

From the Spanish-American War in 1898 until the 1950's, US preeminence in Central America and the Caribbean was never successfully challeng…

E12
Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's ChallengeApr 10, 1985

The Cuban revolution of the 1950's was the first successful challenge to US preeminence in the Western hemisphere. Part 2 looks at the root…

E13
Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in NicaraguaApr 11, 1985

In 1979, the Sandinistas led a revolution that overthrew the Somoza dynasty which had ruled Nicaragua for almost 50 years. It was a revolut…

E14
Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El SalvadorApr 12, 1985

Many Americans had never heard of El Salvador until a few years ago. It is now the focus of American policy in Central America. Part 4 trac…

E15
Men Who MolestApr 16, 1985

Experts estimate there are at least four million child sexual abusers in the US, and they do not fit our stereotypes. Almost half of those…

E16
Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?Apr 23, 1985

One in four American citizens is Catholic, yet few seem to agree with-or follow-every doctrine and practice of their church. Frontline exam…

E17
The American Way of WarApr 30, 1985

Frontline examines the complex relationship between the US Army, its fighting doctrine, the American people, and the government in an effor…

E18
Memory of the CampsMay 7, 1985 · 57m

Forty years ago, Allied troops invaded Germany and liberated Nazi death camps. They found unspeakable horrors which still haunt the world's…

E19
You Are in the ComputerMay 14, 1985

You go to rent an apartment and are turned down without any obvious reason. Then you find out your name is in a computer file of undesirabl…

E20
What About Mom and Dad?May 21, 1985
E21
Breaking the BankMay 28, 1985

In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one…

Cast

Will LymanSelf - Narrator (voice)

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