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How to Become a Tyrant
73% Match2021TV-MA1 Season7.3
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
Starring Peter Dinklage
Episodes
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- Seize PowerInterested 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.31m
- Crush Your RivalsYou've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.27m
- Reign Through TerrorWhen 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.28m
- Control the TruthThrough public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.27m
- Create a New SocietyFree speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.26m
- Rule ForeverSeizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.30m
About How to Become a Tyrant
Creator
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Cast
Peter Dinklage
Genres
Documentary, War & Politics
Maturity rating
TV-MA
Score 7.3 • 2021 • TV Series
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