Peter Tarshis

Leaving the farm at fifteen to become a mechanic and then a race car driver, Henry Ford created the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Dedicated to the notion of mass production, Ford launched the assembly line, the automotive industry, and an American dynasty.

This documentary brings to life the Sahara's cruel history and the conflicts that still plague its people. It recounts the story of kings who once led caravans of 30,000 people across the desert, bearing riches beyond imagination. It tells of Roman death squads that exterminated the citizens of the Empire's most bitter rival and how the Foreign Legion crafted a legend out of last stands and lost causes. From the fabled metropolis of Timbuktu to the...