Putin and the Presidents

Directed by Michael Kirk
2023    54mDocumentary
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Cast of Putin and the Presidents

  • Will LymanNarrator
  • Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
  • Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
  • George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
  • Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
  • Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
  • Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
  • William B. Taylor Jr.Self (interviewee)
  • Marie YovanovitchSelf (interviewee)
  • John BoltonSelf (interviewee)
  • Timothy SnyderSelf (interviewee)
  • Julia IoffeSelf (interviewee)
  • Yevgenia AlbatsSelf (interviewee)
  • Susan GlasserSelf (interviewee)
  • Eugene RobinsonSelf (interviewee)
  • Antony BlinkenSelf (interviewee)
  • Michael KirkDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Mike WiserWriter / Producer
  • Vanessa FicaProducer

 

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