Rent Race for the White House (2016)
4.0 of 5 from 47 ratings
4h 30min
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- Synopsis:
This exciting docudrama, narrated by Kevin Spacey, unravels some of America's most iconic and consequential presidential elections. Each episode captures the thrill of a presidential election by reliving one momentous campaign. Using archive footage, interviews with candidates, key players, historians and experts, along with stylised dramatisations, they illustrate how an election can be won or lost on a single issue. By exploring key themes, issues, turning points and strategies the series aims to shed light on the changing nature of political campaigning, and reveal what impact these elections had on the course of American history.
Episodes Comprise:1. 1828 - Andrew Jackson vs. John Quincy Adams
2. 1860 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen Douglas
3. 1948 - Harry Truman vs. Thomas Dewey
4. 1960 - John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
5. 1988 - George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis
6. 1992 - Bill Clinton vs. George H.W. Bush- Actors:
- Paul Begala, Todd Blood, Newt Gingrich, Tim Naftali, David Plouffe, Samuel Popkin, John Sununu, Jake Tapper, Margaret Washington, Robert Nolan, David Bacque, Matthew Bennett, Alex Bird, Charlie Black, Sidney Blumenthal, Gary Brand, James Brennan, Dwayne Bryshun, Pat Buchanan, Patrick Buchanan
- Directors:
- David Bartlett, Kim Flitcroft, Christopher Spencer
- Producers:
- David Belton, Tara Elwood, Sally Brindle, Andrew Saunders, Tim Stirzaker, Frances Casey
- Narrated By:
- Kevin Spacey
- Writers:
- David Bartlett, Kim Flitcroft, Christopher Spencer
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries, TV Dramas, TV Political
