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The Power of Nightmares

The Power of Nightmares

The Rise of the Politics of Fear

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

8.11/10

Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gilles Kepel

Gilles Kepel

Himself

Melvin Goodman

Melvin Goodman

Himself

Stephen Holmes

Stephen Holmes

Himself

William Kristol

William Kristol

Himself

Michael Ledeen

Michael Ledeen

Himself

Richard Perle

Richard Perle

Himself

Azzam Tamimi

Azzam Tamimi

Himself

Fouad Allam

Fouad Allam

Himself

Abdullah Anas

Abdullah Anas

Himself

Milton Bearden

Milton Bearden

Himself

Vincent Cannistraro

Vincent Cannistraro

Himself

Anne Cahn

Anne Cahn

Herself

Ali Haroun

Ali Haroun

Himself

Richard Pipes

Richard Pipes

Himself

Stanley Rosen

Stanley Rosen

Himself

Jack Wheeler

Jack Wheeler

Himself

Leo Strauss

Leo Strauss

Himself

John Kerry

John Kerry

Himself (archive footage)

John Ashcroft

John Ashcroft

Himself

Paula Jones

Paula Jones

Herself

Vladimir Pozner jr.

Vladimir Pozner jr.

Himself

Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

Narrator

Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis

self

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