Frontline
1983 · TV Series · TV-PG · 55 min · ★ 6.7
This long-running public-affairs documentary series examines major issues across politics, society, and everyday life through in-depth reporting. Its episodes aim to go beyond the broadcast itself, encouraging viewers to think more deeply about complicated topics and their real-world impact.
Also known as PBS Frontline · Frontline (PBS)
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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-01-17
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 55 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you want thoughtful, issue-driven documentaries in the vein of 20/20 or The Fifth Estate; Not for you if you prefer lighter viewing or strongly dislike programs some viewers see as politically slanted.
Pros: in-depth reporting; wide range of topics; often compelling viewing | Cons: disputed political slant; uneven episode balance; heavy subject matter
Themes
- investigative journalism
Cast & crew
Will Lyman
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- JS
Jessica Savitch
as Self - Host
- JW
Judy Woodruff
as Self - Host
- SM
Souad Mekhennet
as Self - Reporter
- RF
Reuven Frank
as Himself
- LS
Larry Storch
- AG
Al Gore
- GF
Gillian Findlay
as Self - Correspondent
- SB
Stanislav Belkovsky
as Self - National Strategy Institute, Moscow
- BY
Boris Yeltsin
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by David Breashears, Jezza Neumann, Ramona S. Diaz +19 more
Created by David Fanning