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Papa Doc: The Black Sheep

196953m

Status

Released

Release

1969

Runtime

53m

Storyline

Alan Whicker’s 1969 Whicker's World documentary episode Papa Doc: The Black Sheep features a rare, chilling face-to-face interview with Haiti’s ruthless dictator, Dr. François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Aired on June 17, 1969, as one of the inaugural programmes for Yorkshire Television. Alan Whicker famously gained access by walking up to the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince and sending a telex declaring, "Mr President, I am outside your door.”

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
53m
Jun 17, 1969
Languages
Haitian; Haitian CreoleEnglish

Top Cast

1 Cast Members

Alan Whicker

Alan Whicker

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