Directed by
| Eugene Jarecki | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Eugene Jarecki | ||
Cast
| Bud Abbott | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Walter Abel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Spiro Agnew | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Martin Anderson | ... | Self - Reagan historian |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Andrew Bacevich | ... | Self - Boston University | |
| James Baker III | ... | Self - Reagan Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury | |
| Glenn Beck | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Alvah Bessie | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Herbert J. Biberman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lewis Black | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John Boehner | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Leonid Brezhnev | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Pat Buchanan | ... | Self - Reagan Communications Director | |
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Warren Burger | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| George Bush | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George W. Bush | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lou Cannon | ... | Self - Author | |
| Jimmy Carter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rosalynn Carter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| William Casey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John Chancellor | ... | Self - NBC News (archive footage) | |
| Konstantin Chernenko | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Hillary Clinton | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) | |
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Lester Cole | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Conte | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lou Costello | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Walter Cronkite | ... | Self - CBS News (archive footage) | |
| Sam Donaldson | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
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Frances Fitzgerald | ... | Self - Journlist |
| Gerald Ford | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| David Gergen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Newt Gingrich | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Barry Goldwater | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Paul Henreid | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ed Herlihy | ... | Self (voice) | |
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Mark Hertsgaard | ... | Self - Author |
| Hirohito | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joy Hodges | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mike Huckabee | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rock Hudson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lee Iacocca | ... | Self - President, Chrysler Corporation | |
| Peter Jennings | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Simon Johnson | ... | Self - Economist, MIT | |
| Danny Kaye | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ted Koppel | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
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Arthur Laffer | ... | Self - Reagan Economic Advisor |
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Ring Lardner Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Vladimir Lenin | ... | Self (archive footage) (as V.I. Lenin) | |
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Albert Maltz | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| John McCain | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ed Meese | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert Montgomery | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Murphy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Benito Mussolini | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Grover Norquist | ... | Self - President, Americans For Tax Reform | |
| Oliver North | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tip O'Neill | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill) | |
| Barack Obama | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Samuel Ornitz | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Sarah Palin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert Parry | ... | Self - Author | |
| Ron Paul | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nancy Pelosi | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ross Perot | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dan Rather | ... | Self - CBS News | |
| Michael Reagan | ... | Self | |
| Nancy Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ron Reagan | ... | Self | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Donald Regan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Frank Reynolds | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
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Peter Robinson | ... | Self - Reagan Speechwriter |
| Mitt Romney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) | |
| Diane Sawyer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Frank Snepp | ... | Self - CIA |
| Joseph Stalin | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) | |
| Jon Stewart | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Margaret Thatcher | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dalton Trumbo | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Paul Volcker | ... | Self - Federal Reserve Chairman | |
| Mike Wallace | ... | Self - CBS News (archive footage) | |
| John Wayne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Caspar Weinberger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jane Wyatt | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jane Wyman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Produced by
| Roy Ackerman | ... | co-executive producer |
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | associate producer |
| Kathleen Fournier | ... | producer |
| Nick Fraser | ... | co-producer / executive producer |
| Eugene Jarecki | ... | producer |
| Alexandra Johnes | ... | consulting producer |
| Shirel Kozak | ... | associate producer |
| Sheila Nevins | ... | co-producer / executive producer |
| Risé Sanders-Weir | ... | field producer |
| Melinda Shopsin | ... | co-producer |
| Christopher St. John | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Robert Miller | ||
Cinematography by
| Étienne Sauret | ||
Editing by
| Simon Barker | ||
Production Design by
| Joe Posner | ||
Sound Department
| Eric Di Stefano | ... | post-audio assistant |
| Christopher Koch | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Randy Matuszewski | ... | post-audio assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Patrick O'Brien | ... | motion graphics assistant |
| Joe Posner | ... | motion graphics |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joe di Gennaro | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Derek Hallquist | ... | camera operator |
| Taylor Krauss | ... | camera operator |
| Richard M. Sieg | ... | lighting grip |
Editorial Department
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | assistant editor |
| Paul Frost | ... | additional editing |
| Rebecca June Lane | ... | additional editing (as Rebecca Lane) / assistant editor (as Rebecca Lane) |
| Benjamin Murray | ... | colorist |
| Anoosh Tertzakian | ... | additional editing / assistant editor |
Music Department
| Susan Jacobs | ... | music supervisor |
| John McCullough | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
| Claudia Becker | ... | key creative advisor |
| Joe Beirne | ... | technical advisor |
| Meg Charlton | ... | post production coordinator / researcher |
| Nora Colie | ... | creative development |
| Robin Takao D'Oench | ... | production assistant (as Robin D'Oench) / researcher (as Robin D'Oench) |
| Daniel DiMauro | ... | head archival researcher |
| Salimah El-Amin | ... | archival researcher |
| Kara Elverson | ... | post production coordinator |
| Daniel Festa | ... | researcher |
| Kathleen Fournier | ... | creative development / field correspondent |
| Rob Hatch-Miller | ... | researcher (as Robert Hatch-Miller) |
| Shirel Kozak | ... | archival researcher / researcher |
| Pearl Lieberman | ... | archival consultant |
| Mary-Jane Mitchell | ... | creative development |
| Patrick O'Brien | ... | researcher |
| Dana O'Keefe | ... | sales agent |
| Joe Posner | ... | creative development / researcher |
| Julia Simpson | ... | researcher |
| Christopher St. John | ... | archival researcher |
| Robert Stein | ... | counsel: e & o |
| Meaghen Sutherland | ... | researcher |
| Anoosh Tertzakian | ... | researcher |
Thanks
| Mary Clark | ... | thanks |
| Mary Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Edward Eglin | ... | special thanks |
