Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. This thriller-like exposé connects the dots, revealing how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped our current American nightmare.
Cast
Roy Cohn
Himself (archive footage)
Roger Stone
Himself
Barbara Walters
Herself (archive footage)
Ken Auletta
Himself - Journalist
Marie Brenner
Herself - Journalist
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Fred Trump
Self (archive footage)
Rupert Murdoch
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy
Self (archive footage)
Larry King
Self (archive footage)
Morley Safer
Self (archive footage)
Steve Rubell
Self (archive footage)
Julius Rosenberg
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Matt Tyrnauer
Director, Producer
Andrea Lewis
Editor, Producer
Tom Maroney
Co-Editor
John Boccardo
Executive Producer
Shannon Dill
Executive Producer
Derek Esplin
Executive Producer
Davis Guggenheim
Executive Producer
Lyn Davis Lear
Executive Producer
Lynn Pincus
Executive Producer
Joe Plummer
Executive Producer
Ernest H. Pomerantz
Executive Producer
Elliott Sernel
Executive Producer
Jonathan Silberberg
Executive Producer
Nicole Stott
Executive Producer
Andrea van Beuren
Executive Producer
Jenifer Westphal
Executive Producer
Leslie Berriman
Co-Executive Producer
Nion McEvoy
Co-Executive Producer
Marie Brenner
Producer
Joyce Deep
Producer
Corey Reeser
Producer
Bridget Deely
Associate Producer
Micah Baskir
Co-Producer
Randy Fertel
Co-Producer
Graham High
Co-Producer
Alison Schnapp
Co-Producer
Andrew Tobias
Co-Producer
Blaine Vess
Co-Producer
Jamie Wolf
Co-Producer
George Pereyra
Sound Editor
Jared Neal
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Zach Seivers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jose Araujo
Sound Mixer
Lorne Balfe
Original Music Composer
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