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  Ronald Reagan

  Himself - President of the US (archive footage)
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  Nancy Reagan

  Herself - Ronald Reagan's Wife (archive footage)
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  Patti Smith

  Herself - Singer (archive footage)
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  Hafez al-Assad

  Himself - President of Syria (archive footage)
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  Adam Curtis

  Narrator (voice)
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  Leslie Gelb

  Himself - US Department of Defense (archive footage)
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  Henry Kissinger

  Himself - US Secretary of State (archive footage)
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  Timothy Leary

  Himself - Psychologist (archive footage)

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  Donald Trump

  Himself - Businessman (archive footage)
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  Vladimir Putin

  Himself - Russia Leader (archive footage)
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  Thomas Schelling

  Himself - Economist (archive footage)
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  Victor Gotbaum

  Himself - NYC Workers League (archive footage)
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  Ruhollah Khomeyni

  Himself - Ayatollah of Iran (archive footage)
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  Soraya El-Hayan

  Herself - Syria Social Affairs Minister (archive footage)
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  George Pucciarelli

  Himself - US Navy Commander, Chaplain (archive footage)