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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

2019 · 1 season

A stately, interview-driven political portrait that moves briskly through decades of family drama and archival footage.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ed Harris, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush
Overview
Explore the Bush family’s internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.

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Starring
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • family
    • ambition
    • politics
    • faith
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Ed Harris, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, Jenna Bush Hager
    Cinematography
    Paul Kirsop
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes, 43 min each
    Network
    CNN
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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