Hostage in Iran 0.0

January 21, 1986

While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries for 444 days. On the f… see more

Sue the Doctor? 0.0

January 28, 1986

For many doctors, practicing medicine has become a nightmare. Today, one out of every six American doctors faces a malp… see more

Growing Up Poor 0.0

February 4, 1986

The children of Chester, Pennsylvania are plagued by poor health, malnutrition, drugs, and family problems. Half of the… see more

Russia-Love It or Leave It 0.0

February 11, 1986

A unique look at the Soviet Union through the eyes of Americans as they attempt to escape the confines of a carefully m… see more

Tobacco on Trial 0.0

February 18, 1986

Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are suing tobacco companies. Frontline correspo… see more

Divorce Wars 0.0

February 25, 1986

Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profil… see more

Who's Running this War? 0.0

March 18, 1986

Eight months before the Iran-contra scandal broke, Frontline investigated the contras, probed the legality of private a… see more

AIDS: a National Inquiry 0.0

March 25, 1986

Fabian Bridges, a homosexual prostitute, bragged he had sex with six partners a night and refused to stop even though h… see more

Standoff in Mexico 0.0

April 1, 1986

Political violence is breaking out in northern Mexico. Frontline documents the growing unrest in Mexico caused by fixed… see more

Inside the Jury Room 0.0

April 8, 1986

For the first time on American television, Frontline cameras move inside a jury room to record the deliberations in a W… see more

Taxes Behind Closed Doors 0.0

April 15, 1986

For more than a year, Frontline has been behind the scenes with congressmen and lobbyists covering the deals, dollars, … see more

The Disillusionment of David Stockman 0.0

April 20, 1986

Former budget director David Stockman gives an exclusive interview to correspondent William Greider on what has been ca… see more

Visions of Star Wars 0.0

April 22, 1986

Frontline and Nova combine resources for the first time to explore the Strategic Defense Initiative. The program contai… see more

Hollywood Dreams 0.0

May 13, 1986

Hollywood is called an industry, a place, a state of mind. But making it in Hollywood, and making movies, persists as p… see more

The Bloods of 'Nam 0.0

May 20, 1986

A high percentage of men on the frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereducated, and black. By most accounts, the… see more

A Matter of the Mind 0.0

May 27, 1986

Millions of Americans are mentally ill. They live in a world that is fragile and often frightening. Inside a halfway ho… see more

Holy War, Holy Terror 0.0

June 3, 1986

Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines the background of the Islamic Revolution, the roots of radical Shiism an… see more

Will There Always Be an England? 0.0

June 10, 1986

England is a country divided. One in five workers in northern England is unemployed, while in the south of the country,… see more

Assault on Affirmative Action 0.0

June 17, 1986

The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought for an affirmative action plan for the hi… see more

Comrades I: The Education of Rita 0.0

July 1, 1986

Rita Tikhonova, 21, is a model Russian citizen. The lifestyle and ambitions of an outstanding Young Communist League me… see more

Comrades II: Hunter and Son 0.0

July 8, 1986

For four months every year, Mikhail Kuzakov and his son, Yuri, leave the comforts of home for the Siberian wilderness, … see more

Comrades III: All that Jazz 0.0

July 15, 1986

Sergei Kuryokhin is a popular Russian jazz and rock musician who is disapproved of by the state because his music is di… see more

Comrades IV: The Trial of Tamara Russo 0.0

July 22, 1986

Frontline examines the differences in Soviet and Western justice systems as it contrasts the lives of Tamara Russo, a 5… see more

Comrades V: Master of Samarkand 0.0

July 29, 1986

Abdugaffar Khakkulov is a master craftsman of Uzbek heritage who for 35 years has been restoring the great Islamic mosq… see more

Comrades VI: Pacific Outpost 0.0

August 5, 1986

Frontline gained unique access in filming the inner workings of the local government system in Nakhodka, a town six tho… see more

Comrades VII: Steel Mill Soccer 0.0

August 12, 1986

Frontline profiles the lives of players on a factory soccer team in the southern Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan as they … see more

Comrades VIII: Doctor in Moscow 0.0

August 19, 1986

Svyatoslav Nilolaevich Fyodorov is an outspoken and provocative eye surgeon whose surgical technique for correcting nea… see more

Comrades IX: Baltic Chic 0.0

August 26, 1986

Comrades X: Soldier Boy 0.0

August 26, 1986

For the first time on Western television, Frontline details a recruit's life inside a Soviet Army barracks. Frontline c… see more

Comrades XI: October Harvest 0.0

September 2, 1986

The Kulinich family lives and works on a collective farm in southern Russia. Frontline follows the Kulinichs through th… see more

Comrades XII: Leningrad Movie 0.0

September 9, 1986

Soviet film directors have one advantage over Westerners: the state takes care of the budget. But in return, the state … see more