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The Codebreaker

Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government.
Season 33 Episode 1 Length 52:23 Premiere: 12/28/21

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Season 33 Episodes

Part 2 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 E44 Length 1:52:04 Premiere Date 09/28/21

Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 E43 Length 1:50:14 Premiere Date 09/27/21

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard, Spanish
S33 E42 Length 1:52:49 Premiere Date 03/30/21

The Codebreaker, Spanish
S33 E41 Length 52:40 Premiere Date 01/11/21

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
S33 E6 Length 1:51:41 Premiere Date 09/13/21

Billy Graham
S33 E5 Length 1:51:41 Premiere Date 05/17/21

American Oz
S33 E4 Length 1:52:52 Premiere Date 04/19/21

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
S33 E3 Length 1:52:23 Premiere Date 03/30/21

Voice of Freedom
S33 E2 Length 1:39:49 Premiere Date 12/21/21

Goin' Back to T-Town
S33 E2 Length 52:45 Premiere Date 02/08/21

The Codebreaker
S33 E1 Length 52:23 Premiere Date 12/28/21

Last Days in Afghanistan
Clip Length 10:26 Premiere Date 08/21/21

Elizebeth Friedman: Cryptanalyst Pioneer
Clip Length 01:06 Premiere Date 01/11/21

Extended Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
Preview Length 01:25 Premiere Date 01/11/21

Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/11/21

Chapter 1 | The Codebreaker
Clip Length 07:25 Premiere Date 01/11/21

William Friedman: Cryptologist
Clip Length 01:14 Premiere Date 12/15/20

Soylent Green Trailer
Clip Length 03:28 Premiere Date 02/15/10

Government Film: Combat America
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Government Film: Memphis Belle
Clip Length 10:06 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby
Clip Length 06:07 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin
Clip Length 09:22 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Author Interview: Neil Maher
Clip Length 07:00 Premiere Date 09/24/09

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Premiered On: 04/21/2008

Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was an exceptional baseball player and humanitarian whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change. He died in a tragic plane crash in 1972.

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