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Article posted: 11/9/2012 5:00 AM

Oliver Stone delves into America’s ‘Untold History’

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Airing on Showtime, Oliver Stone's "The Untold History of the United States" looks at world events in a different light. Here, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin are seen at Potsdam.

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Oliver Stone's "The Untold History of the United States" reintroduces viewers to Henry Wallace, an atypical politician and mostly forgotten agriculture secretary and vice president under Franklin Roosevelt. The 10-episode documentary series debuts Nov. 12 on Showtime.

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Oliver Stone is the creator and executive producer of the 10-episode documentary series "Oliver Stone's Untold History of The United States," airing on Showtime.

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Oliver Stone's "Untold History of the United States," premiering Monday, Nov. 12, on Showtime, is bound to antagonize and infuriate. The 10-part documentary series is also bound to enlighten and engage. Ultimately, the Academy Award-winning director wants it to spur people to think differently, to look at interpretations long taken for granted and consider if they are indeed facts.

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