Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: National Geographic Video
• DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009Q4XS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,560 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
The FBI is struggling to broaden its mission in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. Now, enter the inner sanctum of today's FBI, with unprecedented access granted to National Geographic. Witness the Bureau's top-secret Strategic Initiative Operations Center at work. Explore the history of the FBI, from the early days of J. Edgar Hoover's legendary G-men, to the Hanssen spy case and the unique challenges of our modern, high-tech era.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cover looks good but content is (just) o.k., January 24, 2004

By	William K. (Fort Walton Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

I thought the first 30 minutes (of 60 minutes) was good because Director Mueller meets with President Bush in the morning for a daily security briefing--something we commoners don't see every day. The DVD only shows him going from his office to the Whitehouse and meeting President Bush. No details.
There's no details on FBI's training at all--unlike a documentary of the FBI I had seen before on television which included extensive & recent details on their training from start to finish (I had hoped this DVD was that program).
The last half drags on with some FBI cases regarding gangsters during the 1900's--who cares??
The good:
The first 20 to 30 minutes.
Hoover bashing (basically, how crooked he was)

The Bad:
No details on FBI training.
No helpful information for those interested in becoming a FBI Agent.

Suggestions:
For those who are interested in a career with the FBI, I recommend the book "FBI Careers" by Ackerman. This book seem to have some helpful information that you won't find on the net. :)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not good, not bad, just average., June 25, 2004

By	Warren Goldstein (Minneapolis, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This DVD was just OK, it wasn't good, and it wasn't bad. It goes in depth about how the FBI works in general, but doesn't go into cases in depth very much (Waco, Hanssen) etc. 90% of the video concentrates on how the FBI works now after 9/11, dealing with terrorism, but there wasn't any piece of it which highlighted thier priorities before 9/11. Some of the material nearly went as far as to being borderline propoganda, but the directors appear to have tried to stay away from that. It highlights some of the FBI's ups, and a few of thier down's. It goes into mostly how the FBI handles security of bigger events, but that was nothing new to me, and shouldn't be for any of you (snipers of roofs, instense screening, gaurds, etc.) Overall, I'd have to recomend you don't watch this, but if you know absolutely nothing about the FBI, this may be a good place to start learning.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars General Information on the FBI - but nothing spectacular., February 27, 2007

By	Ryan J. Burch (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great DVD, however do not expect to get very in-depth about the way the FBI works. A brief history of "The Bureau" is given - much is skipped -- last 3/4 of the DVD is more about the 9/11 attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon.

While these events of 9/11 are important to show how changes occured in the FBI, very little emphasis is placed on Who the FBI is -- What they Investigate -- FBI Training, etc...

This documentary would have benefited greatly if it could have showed the pre-9/11 FBI and then the post-9/11 FBI, because their mission changed overnight -- and is not even close to being the same.

Buy the DVD if you want some general info. on the FBI - but for research purposes, etc.. (or even for those who wish to join the FBI and get a feel for it) you're honestly better of reading books by former agents, etc ...

As previously said, get the DVD if you want some general info. and a very basic understanding of who the FBI is.