Episode
60 Minutes: 28 Pages, Rising in the East, Switching Teams
Overview
Top secret report may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11; ?Hollywood, watch out,? says an American film producer on the rise of Chinese cinema; and, a transgender Harvard swimmer?s choice.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 48
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2016-04-10
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
28 Pages, Rising in the East, Switching Teams is Episode 30 in Season 48 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2016-04-10. The runtime is 44 min.
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