Putin and the Presidents (2023)
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.
Director: Michael Kirk
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putin-and-the-presidents/
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Will Lyman as Narrator |
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Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage) |
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Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) |
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George W. Bush as Self (archive footage) |
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Barack Obama as Self (archive footage) |
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Donald Trump as Self (archive footage) |
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Joe Biden as Self (archive footage) |
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William B. Taylor Jr. as Self (interviewee) |
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Marie Yovanovitch as Self (interviewee) |
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John Bolton as Self (interviewee) |
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Timothy Snyder as Self (interviewee) |
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Julia Ioffe as Self (interviewee) |
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Yevgenia Albats as Self (interviewee) |
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Susan Glasser as Self (interviewee) |
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Eugene Robinson as Self (interviewee) |
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Antony Blinken as Self (interviewee) |
| Writing | Michael Kirk | Writer |
| Writing | Mike Wiser | Writer |
| Production | Michael Kirk | Producer |
| Production | Vanessa Fica | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Kirk | Director |
| Production | Mike Wiser | Producer |
