Putin and the Presidents
Documentary
★ 6.0/10202354m
Director: Michael Kirk
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.
Runtime
54m
Language
English
Released
Jan 31, 2023
Runtime
54m
Language
English
Released
Jan 31, 2023
Cast
Will Lyman
Narrator
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
William B. Taylor Jr.
William B. Taylor Jr.
Self (interviewee)
Marie Yovanovitch
Marie Yovanovitch
Self (interviewee)
John Bolton
Self (interviewee)
Timothy Snyder
Self (interviewee)
Julia Ioffe
Self (interviewee)
Yevgenia Albats
Self (interviewee)
Susan Glasser
Susan Glasser
Self (interviewee)
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson
Self (interviewee)
Antony Blinken
Self (interviewee)
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