American Experience · SEASON 17

Fidel Castro

Episode 3 · 2005-01-31

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Season 17Episode 3★ 5.5/10
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Episode overview

Fidel Castro's march through Cuba and the second half of the 20th century is chronicled by filmmaker Adriana Bosch. Here, Cuban exiles and former Castro confreres, foreign-policy experts, a former Castro brother-in-law and his daughter Alina Fernandez paint a portrait of a dictator, a social reformer -- and a survivor.

55 minutes

Season 17 episodes

1. RFK (Part 1 & 2)2004-10-04 2. The Fight2005-01-24 3. Fidel Castro2005-01-31 4. Building the Alaska Highway2005-02-07 5. Kinsey2005-02-14 6. Mary Pickford2005-04-04 7. The Great Transatlantic Cable2005-04-11 8. The Massie Affair2005-04-18 9. Victory in the Pacific2005-05-02 10. The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2005-05-09 11. Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2005-05-23