House of Saddam: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

HBO | BBC-2 | BBC Two | Season Premiere Date: July 30, 2008

Starring: Christine Stephen-Daly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Akbar Kurtha

Summary: The four-hour miniseries dramatizes the period from Saddam's coup in 1979 to his capture in 2003.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E4. Part IV
Air Date: August 20, 2008
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S1:E3. Part III
Air Date: August 13, 2008
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S1:E3. Parts III-IV
Air Date: December 13, 2008

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Alessandra Stanley

Made jointly by the BBC and HBO, House of Saddam is well told and often lurid, a saga that blends the dirty work of despotism with the rituals of family gatherings, sibling rivalries and marital discontents. Read full review

Tom Shales

A chilling and riveting essay on the evils that men do and continue doing, year after year, century after century, millennium after millennium. Read full review

Barry Garron

The perspective one gets from inside the House of Saddam is different than media reports from the outside and is, in itself, an important reason to tune in. Read full review

Clark Collis

House plays like an edition of PBS' Frontline with actors. Read full review

Troy Patterson

The production's appeal is all on the surfaces--in a moment where a killer's image is reflected in a fresh pool of blood, say, or a megalomaniac catches his own eye in the mirror. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

The style of the telling--heavy and, ultimately, hollow--perfectly matches the substance of the story. But of course that lugubrious style makes House of Saddam a slog, even while it is precisely paced and seamlessly directed. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

As disrespectful to his victims as it may be to view The House of Saddam as entertainment, that is the only level where it succeeds. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 30, 2008
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  S1:E4. Part IV
  Air Date: August 20, 2008
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  S1:E3. Part III
  Air Date: August 13, 2008
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  S1:E3. Parts III-IV
  Air Date: December 13, 2008
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  S1:E2. Part II
  Air Date: August 6, 2008
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  S1:E1. Part I
  Air Date: July 30, 2008
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  S1:E1. Parts I-II
  Air Date: December 6, 2008