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  • The Reagans Part 1 - The Hollywood Myth Machine (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Reagans

Part 1 - The Hollywood Myth Machine (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The rise of Ronald Reagan from liberal movie star to an unlikely conservative politician who shocked the nation by capturing the governorship of the largest state. Series premiere.
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Director
Cinematographers
Axel Baumann (co-cinematographer) | Jed Klemow
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 15, 2020

Release date
Nov 15, 2020 (United States)

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46 cast members
Name Known for
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lesley Stahl
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Ron Reagan
Self - Son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (as Ron Reagan Jr.) Self - Son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (as Ron Reagan Jr.)   See fewer
Colin Powell
Self - Former Secretary of State (as Gen. Colin Powell) Self - Former Secretary of State (as Gen. Colin Powell)   See fewer
Robert Scheer
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Maya Wiley
Self - Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer Self - Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ken Adelman
Self - Head of Arms Control for Reagan Self - Head of Arms Control for Reagan   See fewer
Derek Shearer
Self - Former Ambassador to Finland Self - Former Ambassador to Finland   See fewer
Jack L. Warner
Self - Co-Founder, Warner Bros. Pictures (archive footage) (as Jack Warner) Self - Co-Founder, Warner Bros. Pictures (archive footage) (as Jack Warner)   See fewer
Jonathan Alter
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Karen Tumulty
Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer   See fewer
Louella Parsons
Self - Gossip Columnist (archive footage) Self - Gossip Columnist (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Wyman
Self - First Wife of Ronald Reagan (archive footage) Self - First Wife of Ronald Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Garry Wills
Self - Historian (archive footage) Self - Historian (archive footage)   See fewer
George Shultz
Self - Former Secretary of State Self - Former Secretary of State   See fewer
Lou Cannon
Self - Ronald Reagan Biographer Self - Ronald Reagan Biographer   See fewer
Patti Davis
Self - Daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
James Rosebush
Self - Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan Self - Chief of Staff to Nancy Reagan   See fewer
James Stewart
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Murphy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Montgomery
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kitty Kelley
Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer   See fewer
Sophie Tucker
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Stu Spencer
Self - Reagan's Chief Political Strategist Self - Reagan's Chief Political Strategist   See fewer
Lew Wasserman
Self - Agent of Ronald Reagan (archive footage) Self - Agent of Ronald Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Olivia de Havilland
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Self - Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Attorney General (archive footage)   See fewer
James A. Baker
Self - Former White House Chief of Staff (as James Baker) Self - Former White House Chief of Staff (as James Baker)   See fewer
Barry Goldwater
Self - Republican Presidential Candidate - 1964 (archive footage) Self - Republican Presidential Candidate - 1964 (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Haney López
Self - Professor of Public Law Self - Professor of Public Law   See fewer
George F. Will
Self - Political Columnist (as George Will) Self - Political Columnist (as George Will)   See fewer
Grover Norquist
Self - Founder, Americans for Tax Reform Self - Founder, Americans for Tax Reform   See fewer
Henry Salvatori
Self - Anti-Communist Voters League (archive footage) Self - Anti-Communist Voters League (archive footage)   See fewer
Ed Rollins
Self - Reagan Campaign Director Self - Reagan Campaign Director   See fewer
Edmund G. Brown
Self - Governor of California 1959 - 1967 (archive footage) Self - Governor of California 1959 - 1967 (archive footage)   See fewer
Betsy Bloomingdale
Self - Wife of Alfred Bloomingdale (archive footage) Self - Wife of Alfred Bloomingdale (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Collingwood
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Loyal Davis
Self - Father of Nancy Reagan (archive footage) Self - Father of Nancy Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Hedda Hopper
Self - Gossip Columnist (archive footage) Self - Gossip Columnist (archive footage)   See fewer
Edith Luckett
Self - Mother of Nancy Reagan (archive footage) Self - Mother of Nancy Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Stanley Plog
Self - Behavioral Science Corp. (archive footage) (as Dr. Stanley Plog) Self - Behavioral Science Corp. (archive footage) (as Dr. Stanley Plog)   See fewer
Nelle Reagan
Self - Mother of Ronald Reagan (archive footage) Self - Mother of Ronald Reagan (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - Correspondent (archive footage) Self - Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
Self - Correspondent (archive footage) Self - Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
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