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Declassified (2004)

Documentary · History

Declassified is an American television series produced by Ten Worlds Productions on The History Channel that originally aired on November 9, 2004. The series takes viewers inside vaults and archives around the world to reveal the untold stories of modern history. With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the advent of market economies worldwide, new footage and materials are flooding out of formerly secret organizations like East Germany's Stasi, the Kremlin, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, and state television in Korea. Declassified reveals the stories behind the previously unseen footage with relentless, fast-cut montage and a rock beat. Declassified fuses modern graphics and editing, story-telling, rock music and expert interviews to bring to light the thrilling and secret tales of our modern era. The show's director Kosh, winner of three Grammy Awards, is the former creative director for Apple Records and designer for the Beatles and Eagles. Produced and created by Susan Shearer, John J. Flynn and Kosh. Executive produced by Carl Lindahl for the History Channel.

IMDb rating
6.6 (62 votes)
Episode average
7.0 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.01 avg 8 episodes 7.6 → 7.6

Ep 1: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 4: 6.2 · 8 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 10: 6.3 · 9 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 19 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Rise and Fall of the Wall7.616
2The Taliban6.812
4Tiananmen Square6.28
6Joseph Stalin6.815
7Castro: The Survivor7.08
10Ayatollah Khomeini6.39
13Godfathers of Havana7.88
14Chairman Mao7.619