House of Saud

DVD

House of Saud [videorecording] / coproduced by Martin Smith and Chris Durrance ; written by Jihan El-Tahri and Martin Smith ; produced and directed by Jihan El-Tahri ; a Frontline co-production with Alegria and Rain Media, Inc. ; in association with the BBC and Arte ; WGBH Boston.

Smith, Martin (Martin E.) (Producer). Durrance, Chris. (Producer). El-Tahri, Jihan. (Director, Screenwriter). Lyman, Will. (Narrator). Alegria (Firm) (Added Author). Rain Media, Inc. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Association relative à la télévision européenne. (Added Author). PBS Video. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Alexandria, VA] : PBS Video, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally broadcast on Feb. 8, 2005 as a segment of the PBS television series Frontline.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Narrator, Will Lyman ; editors, Gilles Bovon, Ben Gold; camera, Frank-Peter Lehmann, Nicolas Hughes; music, Askold Buk.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrator: Will Lyman.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD-R, NTSC.
Language Note:: In English and Arabic with English subtitiles; Closed-captioned.