Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden

A sober, interview-driven recounting of a long intelligence pursuit, tense but talky, rewarding for viewers who want the procedural detail behind a historic manhunt.

Directed by

Andrew Kukura

Genres

Documentary, History

Starring

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

Overview

The History Channel marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a new groundbreaking documentary about the biggest manhunt in human history. This documentary draws on interviews and stories told in the Museum's special exhibition of the same name, and features interviews with Jan Seidler Ramirez, chief curator and executive vice president of collections, to tell the sweeping tale, linking policy, intelligence, and military decision-making as they converged on a mysterious compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, politics, justice, survival

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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