House of Saud /

"... explores how the Al Saud family maintains its hold on power in the face of growing tensions between Islam and modernity. Through interviews with members of the royal family, government officials, and other experts from Saudi Arabia and the U.S., the two-hour documentary also traces America...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Alegria (Firm), Rain Media, Inc, British Broadcasting Corporation, Arte (Firm), PBS Video
Other Authors:	Smith, Martin (Martin E.), Durrance, Chris, El-Tahri, Jihan, Lyman, Will
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2005]
Series:	Frontline.
Subjects:	Saudi Arabia > History. Saudi Arabia > Politics and government. Āl Saʻūd, House of. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	"... explores how the Al Saud family maintains its hold on power in the face of growing tensions between Islam and modernity. Through interviews with members of the royal family, government officials, and other experts from Saudi Arabia and the U.S., the two-hour documentary also traces America's relations with the Saudi royal family from their first alliance in the 1930s through September 11 and beyond to the present day"--Container.
Item Description:	Originally broadcast on Feb. 8, 2005 as a segment of the PBS television series Frontline. Widescreen presentation. Not rated. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editors, Gilles Bovon, Ben Gold; camera, Frank-Peter Lehmann, Nicolas Hughes; music, Askold Buk.