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  • Frontline Dreams of Obama (Season 27, Episode 2)
  • Not Rated
    TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Dreams of Obama (Season 27, Episode 2)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, News

Frontline examines the remarkable story of the rise of Barack Obama from state senator to the United States presidency.
Director
Writer
Michael Kirk (written by)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 16, 2009

Release date
Jan 20, 2009 (United States)
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38 cast members
Name Known for
Will Lyman
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Peter Haydu
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
David Axelrod
Self - Chief Strategist, Obama Campaign Self - Chief Strategist, Obama Campaign   See fewer
Matt Bai
Self - The New York Times Magazine Self - The New York Times Magazine   See fewer
Dan Balz
Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post   See fewer
Derrick Bell
Self - Professor (archive footage) Self - Professor (archive footage)   See fewer
Bradford Berenson
Self - Harvard Law, 1991 Self - Harvard Law, 1991   See fewer
Timuel Black
Self - Chicago Political Activist (as Timuel Black Jr.) Self - Chicago Political Activist (as Timuel Black Jr.)   See fewer
Will Burns
Self - Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama 2000 Self - Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama 2000   See fewer
Cassandra Butts
Self - Friend Self - Friend   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self - Senator, New York (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) Self - Senator, New York (as Hillary Rodham Clinton)   See fewer
James Clyburn
Self - House Majority Whip (as Rep. James Clyburn) Self - House Majority Whip (as Rep. James Clyburn)   See fewer
Charlie Cook
Self - The Cook Political Report Self - The Cook Political Report   See fewer
Tom Daschle
Self - Senate Majority Leader, 2001-2003 Self - Senate Majority Leader, 2001-2003   See fewer
Dick Durbin
Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) (as Sen. Dick Durbin) Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) (as Sen. Dick Durbin)   See fewer
Louis Farrakhan
Self - Minister, Nation of Islam (archive footage) Self - Minister, Nation of Islam (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Halperin
Self - Time Self - Time   See fewer
Jesse Jackson
Self - Rainbow-PUSH Coalition Self - Rainbow-PUSH Coalition   See fewer
Gerald Kellman
Self - Community Organizer Self - Community Organizer   See fewer
Mike Kruglik
Self - Community Organizer Self - Community Organizer   See fewer
Ryan Lizza
Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker   See fewer
Kenneth Mack
Self - Harvard Law, 1991 Self - Harvard Law, 1991   See fewer
John McCain
Self - Presidential Nominee (archive footage) Self - Presidential Nominee (archive footage)   See fewer
David Mendell
Self - Author, Obama: From Promise to Power Self - Author, Obama: From Promise to Power   See fewer
Liza Mundy
Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post   See fewer
Salim Muwakkil
Self - Editor, In These Times Self - Editor, In These Times   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Toni Preckwinkle
Self - Chicago Alderman Self - Chicago Alderman   See fewer
Pete Rouse
Self - Chief of Staff to Senator Obama Self - Chief of Staff to Senator Obama   See fewer
Bobby Rush
Self - Representative, Illinois (archive footage) Self - Representative, Illinois (archive footage)   See fewer
Janny Scott
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Christine Spurell
Self - Harvard Law, 1991 Self - Harvard Law, 1991   See fewer
Ben Wallace-Wells
Self - Rolling Stone Self - Rolling Stone   See fewer
Harold Washington
Self - Mayor, Chicago (archive footage) Self - Mayor, Chicago (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Wilkins
Self - George Mason University Self - George Mason University   See fewer
Jeremiah Wright
Self - Reverend, Trinity United Church of Christ (archive footage) Self - Reverend, Trinity United Church of Christ (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Zeleny
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
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