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- DirectorFrançois WeyergansStarsRobert BressonMaurice BéjartFrançois WeyergansAs befits the austerity of this director, for his first ever on camera interview, it is just Bresson and the filmmaker, with pronouncements on the difference between "le cinematographe" and "le Cinema, " and much information about the man's tastes in other arts such as painting, photography and music.
- StarsVictor BrombertPaul FairbrookDavid FreyThe little-known story of the Jews who escaped the Nazis during World War II and returned to fight Hitler as part of a secret American military intelligence group trained in espionage and psychological warfare.
- DirectorSabin StreeterKrista WhetstoneStarsHenry Louis Gates Jr.Laura LinneyMichael MooreDocumentary filmmaker Michael Moore and actresses Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny learn the tragic truth about their ancestors' hardships including imprisonment, generational family trauma and child marriage.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG7.1 (35)TV EpisodeDirectorHazel GurlandStarsHenry Louis Gates Jr.Paul RyanMarco RubioRepublican politicians Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio and Democratic politician Tulsi Gabbard learn surprising facts about their ancestors including how their own choice of career may have been unwittingly inspired by them.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsHarry BelafonteTony BennettHumphrey BogartA star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
- StarsDarius AryaDarius Arya shows how scanning technology reveal the hidden secrets of ancient Athens. From the buildings on the Acropolis to the silver mines and quarries beyond the city, he investigates the story of the city that gave the world democracy.
- An updated version of Mary McDonagh Murphy's documentary - Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2010). Renamed and originally aired on American Masters season 26 as 'Harper Lee: Hey, Boo' (2012).
- 1985– 1h 24mTV-PG8.2 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorHeidi EwingRachel GradyAnnette JollesStarsJohn AmosBea ArthurAdrienne BarbeauWith unprecedented access to Norman Lear, his work and his massive personal archives, this documentary combines stories from his turbulent childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success and social activism.
- 1985– 53mTV-PG7.4 (46)TV EpisodeDirectorBeth FedericiStarsTed AllenLuke BarrDaniel BouludToday's American food movement can be traced back to one man: cookbook author, journalist, television celebrity and teacher James Beard.
- StarsSidney LumetTreat WilliamsNancy BuirskiFilm legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanJohn O. BrennanMichael IsikoffPresident Donald Trump fights against the investigation of his campaign and the claim of obstruction of justice, waging a war against the special counsel, FBI and attorney general.
- 1968– 43mTV-PG7.2 (15)TV EpisodeStarsScott PelleyJeff FlakeAna Maria ArchilaInvestigating the opioid epidemic, including an interview with a doctor sentenced to 157 years for drug trafficking; musician Paul McCartney; Senators Flake and Coons discuss a rare bipartisan compromise during the Kavanaugh confirmation.
- DirectorDavid GrubinStarsBlair BrownRoy M. CohnRobert DallekPart One: The Garish Sun: Robert F. Kennedy devotes himself to his brother John, then deals with the pain of the assassination.
- DirectorBarak GoodmanJohn MaggioStarsCampbell ScottLee WilkofClint JordanThis program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry.
- DirectorGlenn HolstenWith access to Wyeth's family members, and never-before-seen archival materials from the family's personal collection and of Wyeth's studies, drawings and paintings, American Masters presents the most complete portrait of the artist yet.
- DirectorMarcie BegleiterOne of the few women recognized as central to the New York art scene, she had over 20 group shows scheduled for 1970 in addition to being chosen for a cover article in ArtForum Magazine.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsRichard ClarkeLouis FreehColin PowellAs an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O'Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Africa, the USS Cole in Yemen, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and the first attack on the World Trade Center. O'Neill came to believe America should kill Osama bin Laden before Al Qaeda launched a devastating attack, but his was often a lonely voice. A controversial figure inside the buttoned-down world of the FBI, he was forced out of the job he loved and entered the private sector as director of security for the World Trade Center.
- DirectorShimon DotanStarsMark BernsteinPriyanka BoghaniJoseph BohbotThe economic and social forces shaping Dayton, Ohio, a once booming city that now struggles to recover in the post-recession economy.
- DirectorRoel van BroekhovenStarsPriyanka BoghaniSarah ChildressThomas ErdbrinkMore surprising encounters inside the closed society with NY Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink.
- DirectorSerginho RoosbladStarsWill LymanMartha BellisleAdam CelinskiFRONTLINE and The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less-lethal force." The documentary and accompanying reporting draw on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, offering the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsA.C. ThompsonAli WinstonJake HanrahanFRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate white supremacists and neo-Nazis involved in 2017 Charlottesville Unite Right rally.
- DirectorRob RapleyStarsJennifer Lee AndrewsBlythe DannerBrandon J. DirdenDiscover how the violent and bloody conflict transformed the nation forever, as America steps onto the world stage for the first time. But while many heralded the peace, others worried about democracy at home.
- 1968– 43mTV-Y6.8 (11)TV EpisodeStarsDavid MartinSean LarkinJeremy SuelNorth Korea's nuclear program; The Emir of Qatar; and Adolfo Kaminsky, who created fake identity documents that saved thousands of Jews in France from the Nazis during WWII.
- StarsBill WhitakerHannah MorrisJenna Morrison"Heroin in the Heartland" rebroadcasts a segment on the growing crisis of heroin addiction in middle to upper class suburbia. "Le Carre" interviews British author John Le Carré who has written several best-selling spy thrillers under the pen name David Cornwell.