Putin and the Presidents
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.
Release Date
January 31, 2023Runtime
54 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Michael KirkWritten by
Michael Kirk, Mike WiserLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Will Lyman
NarratorVladimir 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)John R. Bolton
Self (interviewee)Timothy Snyder
Self (interviewee)Julia Ioffe
Self (interviewee)Antony Blinken
Self (interviewee)
Cast16 cast members