The 20th Century on Film

The Glory and Tragedy of Heroes (3x4)

Air date: Mar 18, 2017

This episode focuses on the little-known aspects of heroes. Lindbergh, the "Hero of the Skies," was hounded by the masses by the media on a daily basis and even had his son kidnapped. Rommel, the German general who was feared as the "Desert Fox" and admired even by Churchill, the prime minister of the enemy country. Che Guevara, who fought against the major powers and traveled around the world, including to Japan, in an effort to make Cuba independent. Muhammad Ali, who fought against discrimination against blacks and continued to fight outside the ring by refusing to be drafted.