A very detailed look at the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspective.
A043: The Aviator (2004)
Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.
A042: Chaplin (1992)
As we prepare for World War II, we look at the life of Charlie Chaplin and discuss his lampooning of Adolf Hitler in The Great Dictator.
A041: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Based on John Steinbeck’s novel of Oklahoma farmers moving to California during the Great Depression.
A040: Cinderella Man (2005)
A bit too Hollywood, but this film gives a good look at the career of James Braddock and the Great Depression.