1 Season
6 Episode
The Dictator's Playbook - Season 1 Episode 2 Saddam Hussein
An examination of the techniques and tactics Saddam Hussein used to rise from a low level enforcer to become the supreme leader of Iraq. Through his brutal use of violence, intimidation and torture Saddam Hussein managed to rule the nation for nearly a quarter of a century until he was finally deposed by US forces during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. Few dictators loom so large in recent history.
- Year: 2018
- Country: Canada, United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: dictator, dictatorship
- Director: Mark Stevenson
- Cast: Tim Beckmann