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.
Top Cast
Will Lyman as Narrator
Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)
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