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Hercules

power of the gods
1995
A look at the legendary feats of the immortal strong man Hercules (Herakles in Greek).

Milton S. Hershey

the chocolate king
1995
A biography of Milton Hershey, candy mogul and philanthropist, whose faltering beginnings in candy making eventually resulted in a chocolate business known throughout the world.

Woolworth's five and dime

fortune and failure
1997
Documentary on the creation of the F. W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store empire by Frank Winfield Woolworth, and how his granddaughter Barbara Hutton spent the fortune her grandfather had accumulated.

J. Pierpont Morgan

the emperor of Wall Street
1996
Traces the career of investment magnate J. Pierpont Morgan, once considered more powerful than the presidents he helped with economic issues.

Stalin

red terror
1996
Traces the career of Stalin, the Bolshevik dictator of Russia, focusing on how his repressive policies impacted his country, his people, and the world. (50 min.).

Peter the Great

the tyrant reformer
2000
Examines the contradictory life of Peter the Great who brought modernization to Russia while, at the same time, inflicting decades of war on his people.

Vladimir Putin

2005
Presents a brief biography of former KGB agent and president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and discusses his childhood as the son of a laborer and his post-Soviet leadership.

Ariel Sharon

2005
Presents a brief biography of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and discusses his childhood, participation in the Arab-Israeli wars, and his tough anti-terrorist tactics that have made him a popular leader among his people.

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