
The Civil War(1990)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia, and the U.S. tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence, and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.

Tim Pigott-Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)

King Hussein of Jordan
Self

Yasser Arafat
Self

Shimon Peres
Self - Israel's Prime Minister

Hafez al-Assad
Self - Syrian President (archive footage)

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Self - Egyptian President (archive footage)

Moshe Dayan
Self - IDF
Anwar Sadat
Self - Free Officers Movement

Yizhak Rabin
Self - Israeli Defence Minister

Abba Eban
Self - Israel's Foreign Minister
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 1998. Created by Edward Mirzoeff, it stars Tim Pigott-Smith, King Hussein of Jordan, Yasser Arafat. Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia, and the U.S. tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence, and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.
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An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

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