Biography

This documentary examines the early days of Hirohito's reign through his role in Japan's miraculous post-war resurgence.

Chronicles the rise and fall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena.

General Manuel Antonio Noriega was Panama's strongman and dictator for nearly a decade. He exercised the power of life and death over his fellow countrymen, torturing and murdering anyone who stood in his way. Today he is a prisoner in Miama's Federal Correctional Institution, serving 40 years for drug smubbling. This film examines the rise and fall of Noriega, from his humble beginnings in the market district of Panama City's old quarter to his multi-million dollar drug and money laundering empire.

A biography of the peasant boy who gained fame as a guerilla leader during World War II and, after establishing a Communist government in Yugoslavia, became that country's first President.

He was a humble merchant who received revelations from the angel Gabriel. One of the most influential figures in human history, Muhammad is a figure of inspiration and enlightenment to billions of people the world over. Yet countless others see the religion he created as a source of evil and instability. Travel the lands where he is said to have walked, and hear from renowned scholars and spiritualists who illuminate the man at the heart of one of the world's great faiths.

A biography of the founder and president of H. J. Heinz Co.