Frontline
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
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Cast
Seasons
Jessica Savitch's first and only season as on-air host. She died in a car accident in October.
- Ep 1
1.An Unauthorized History of the NFL
17-01-1983In its premiere broadcast, Frontline investigates the underbelly of the NFL--the secret connections between professional football and the world of sports gambling and organized cri...
- Ep 2
2.88 Seconds in Greensboro
24-01-1983On the morning of November 3,1979, five civil rights demonstrators were killed by a group of Klan and Nazi Party members in Greensboro, North Carolina. Correspondent James Reston,...
- Ep 3
3.In the Shadow of the Capitol
31-01-1983Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, seventy-five percent black, faces widespread poverty, yet it is ru...
- Ep 4
4.A Chinese Affair
07-02-1983For thirty-four years, those who fled to Taiwan in the wake of the Communist victory have had only their memories and fantasies of mainland China. Now they want to know much more,...
- Ep 5
5.God's Banker
14-02-1983In 1982,a man was discovered hanging from a bridge over the Thames River in London. He was Roberto Calvi, head of Italy's largest bank and chief advisor to the Vatican's bank. Repo...
- Ep 6
6.Pentagon, Inc.
21-02-1983Frontline investigates the power of the Pentagon as a business and economic force in the domestic economy. Politicians find themselves chasing Pentagon dollars for the jobs those d...
- Ep 7
7.Gunfight USA
28-02-1983Frontline looks beyond the cliches and stereotypes in the debate over gun control. Visiting prison inmates, victims of gun crime, and the sharpest minds on both sides, Frontline ex...
- Ep 8
8.Children of Pride
07-03-1983Kojo Odo, a 42 year-old single black man, took in his first child a decade ago-a 7 year old boy with his arm missing. No one wanted the youngster. Each of Odo's 21 children came to...
- Ep 9
9.A Journey to Russia
21-03-1983Before Gorbachev and glasnost, three young Americans journey to the Soviet Union on a whirlwind two-week, six-city debating tour. They encounter young, articulate Russians whose wo...
- Ep 10
10.Daisy - Story of a Facelift
28-03-1983Daisy is 55 and terrified of growing old. She feels she needs a facelift. From the moment of her decision, Frontline follows her through all the procedures, but the heart of the st...
- Ep 11
11.Space - The Race for High Ground
11-04-1983Before President Reagan introduced Star Wars, Frontline examined how in the previous 25 years the US and the Soviet Union had gone from designing satellites to designing weapons to...
- Ep 12
12.Abortion Clinic
18-04-198357mFor the first time on American television, Frontline's cameras record the most intimate details and one of the most personal decisions a woman can make. By focusing not only on the...
- Ep 13
13.Crisis in Zimbabwe
25-04-1983Rhodesia, a symbol of white racism, has become Zimbabwe and white minority rule has given way to black majority rule. However, the end of the guerilla war may not mean an end to fi...
- Ep 14
14.Air Crash
02-05-1983Frontline investigates the frightening aftermath of one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history-the June 9, 1982 crash of Pan Am flight 759 at the New Orleans airport. The repor...
- Ep 15
15.Looking for Mao
09-05-1983Only seven years after Mao's death, it is clear that China is undergoing another revolution. This is a revolution of political and social relaxation. Frontline explores what has be...
- Ep 16
16.Israel: Between the River and the Sea
16-05-1983For eight years, Rafik Halabi covered the West Bank and Gaza strip-the only Arab reporter working in the Hebrew section of Israeli Television. This is Rafik's story-a story in whic...
- Ep 17
17.In Our Water
23-05-1983Frank Kaler's story begins simply enough when he requests a water test. Why? Because his children develop skin lesions after bathing in it. Frontline chronicles Kaler's six-year ba...
- Ep 18
18.Vietnam Memorial
30-05-1983Frontline tells the story of five days in the fall of 1982 when more than 150,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial. Parents, friends, a...
- Ep 19
19.For the Good of All
06-06-1983When a national recreation site between Cleveland and Akron was first mandated by Congress in 1974, everyone applauded the project. But Frontline found that park policies of condem...
- Ep 20
20.The Russians are Here
13-06-1983 - Ep 21
21.Who Decides Disability?
20-06-1983Frontline investigates the Reagan administration's effort to remove tens of thousands of people from the Social Security disability rolls. Disabled people face personal hardship an...
- Ep 22
22.Crossfire in El Salvador
27-06-1983In 1983, El Salvador was a nation where murder and torture were an everyday occurrence, a place where loved ones disappear and truth remains elusive. Frontline interviews governmen...
- Ep 23
23.Sanctuary
04-07-1983Frontline follows the journey of a Guatemalan family through the 'new underground railroad' and considers the plight of the people who seek refuge from governments allied to the Un...
- Ep 24
24.Moneylenders
11-07-1983Developing countries have borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars from Western banks. Some of the biggest borrowers, Brazil and Mexico,are struggling even to repay the interest. C...
- Ep 25
25.Klaus Barbie: the American Connection
18-07-1983Klaus Barbie, a hated Nazi war criminal, was returned to France in 1983 to face justice. But some Frenchmen were worried that he would reveal embarrassing evidence about French col...
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