Cast of
Putin and the Presidents

About 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.

Full Cast of Putin and the Presidents

Vladimir Putin
plays Self (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage)

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George W. Bush
plays Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)

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William B. Taylor Jr.
plays Self (interviewee)

Marie Yovanovitch
plays Self (interviewee)

John R. Bolton
plays Self (interviewee)

John R. Bolton as Self (interviewee)

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Timothy Snyder
plays Self (interviewee)

Timothy Snyder as Self (interviewee)

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Julia Ioffe
plays Self (interviewee)

Julia Ioffe as Self (interviewee)

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Yevgenia Albats
plays Self (interviewee)

Susan Glasser
plays Self (interviewee)

Eugene Robinson
plays Self (interviewee)

Antony Blinken
plays Self (interviewee)

Antony Blinken as Self (interviewee)

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Crew of Putin and the Presidents

Production

Michael Kirk
Producer

Vanessa Fica
Producer

Mike Wiser
Producer

Writing

Michael Kirk
Writer

Mike Wiser
Writer

Directing

Michael Kirk
Director