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THE REAGAN SHOW

By Pacho VELEZ, Sierra PETTENGILL

Documentary - Completed 2017

Told solely through archival footage, and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, The Reagan Show captures the pageantry, absurdity, and charisma of a prolific actor’s defining role: Leader of the Free World.

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Tribeca FF 2017

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 75 mn
- Director(s)
- Pacho VELEZ, Sierra PETTENGILL
- Producer(s)
- Sierra PETTENGILL
- Synopsis
- The Reagan Show is an all-archival documentary about the original performer- president’s role of a lifetime.
  Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with the charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief used his public relations chops to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press corps, and the looming threat of WWIII.
  Chock full of wit and political irony, and told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan administration itself, the film explores Reagan’s made-for-TV approach to politics as he faced down the United States’ greatest rival.

THE REAGAN SHOW

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