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POV

The Judge and the General

Season 21 Episode 9 | 1hr 22m 52s

In 1998 Chilean judge Juan Guzman was assigned the first criminal cases against the country's ex-dictator, General Augusto Pinochet. Guzman had supported Pinochet's 1973 anti-Communist coup that resulted in thousands of dead or "disappeared" persons. The film follows the judge as he uncovers one of the 20th century's most notorious episodes of human rights violation in the name of "higher...

Aired: 08/18/08 | Expires: 03/26/21
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
Extras
Watch • 2:48
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StoryCorps Shorts: The Men Who Fed America
Johnny Itliong honors the memory of his migrant father and the men who helped feed America.
Special: 2:48
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Anatomy of a Scene: Fauna
Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.
Clip: S37 E5 | 3:07
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Behind the Lens: Fauna
A message from the filmmaker.
Clip: S37 E5 | 1:49
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Behind the Lens: Against the Tide
A message from the filmmaker.
Clip: S37 E4 | 1:25
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Behind the Lens: Is There Anybody Out There?
A message from the filmmaker.
Clip: S37 E3 | 0:51
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a film is a goodbye that never ends
Filmmaker María Luisa Santos grapples with saying goodbye to Turbo, a dog she has come to adore.
Special: 13:44
Watch • 1:30
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Behind the Lens: Hummingbirds
A message from the filmmaker.
Clip: S37 E2 | 1:30
Watch • 8:00
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King Coal: Bonus Feature
Performances by Shodekeh Talifero (breath artist), Lou Maiuri, Jesse Milnes, and Emily Miller.
Clip: S37 E1 | 8:00
Watch • 1:28
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Behind the Lens: King Coal
A message from the filmmaker.
Clip: S37 E1 | 1:28
Watch • 2:47
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StoryCorps Shorts: Beat by Beat
Ed Cage and his daughter Nicole talk about how he passed beatboxing on to the next generation.
Special: 2:47