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Putin and the Presidents

60 %|Jan 31, 2023|Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Vanessa Fica
Producer
Mike Wiser
Producer
Michael Kirk
Producer
Mike Wiser
Writer
Michael Kirk
Director
Michael Kirk
Writer

Cast

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Will Lyman
Narrator
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Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
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Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
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George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
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Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
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Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
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William B. Taylor Jr.
Self (interviewee)
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Marie Yovanovitch
Self (interviewee)
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John Bolton
Self (interviewee)
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Timothy Snyder
Self (interviewee)
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Julia Ioffe
Self (interviewee)
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Yevgenia Albats
Self (interviewee)
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Susan Glasser
Self (interviewee)
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Eugene Robinson
Self (interviewee)
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Antony Blinken
Self (interviewee)