Academy Award® winner Oliver Stone comes to Sky Atlantic HD to tell:The Untold History Of The United States
Academy Award® winner Oliver Stone comes to Sky Atlantic HD to tell:The Untold History Of The United States
TX: Friday 19th April at 9pm on Sky Atlantic HD and Sky Atlantic
Academy Award® winning director Oliver Stone presents this epic documentary series, which explores the critical yet unreported events that have shaped America’s rich history. Beginning on SKY ATLANTIC HD on Friday 19th April at 9pm, the series will explore key moments in US history, from the reasons behind the Cold War, U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, and changes in America's global role since the fall of Communism.
Stone, whose acclaimed films such as Platoon, Nixon, Born on the Fourth of July and JFK have garnered him multiple Academy Award® wins, both directs and narrates the ten-part series, taking viewers on an illuminating journey through the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghan Wars before shining a spotlight on largely unknown aspects of the war on terror.
The series begins at World War II as the first episode explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of key decisions during World War II, we discover unsung heroes such as Vice President Henry Wallace and uncover the roots of the demonization of the Soviet Union.
OLIVER STONE’S UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES begins on Friday 19th April at 9pm and can be enjoyed exclusively on Sky Atlantic HD which is also available to customers via Sky Go, Xbox, ipad and selected smartphones at no extra cost.
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