Frontline The Power of Big Oil - Part One: Denial
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TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

The Power of Big Oil - Part One: Denial

TV-PG

TV Episode | 85 min | Documentary, News

FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry's history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. This 3-part series traces decades of missed opportunities and the ongoing attempts to hold Big Oil to account.

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Reagan Self - Fmr. U.S. President (archive footage) Self - Fmr. U.S. President (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Bill Clinton Self - Fmr. Arkansas governor (archive footage) Self - Fmr. Arkansas governor (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Al Gore Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator See fewer	An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Charlie Rose Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ides of March (2011)
Jane McMullen Self - Interviewer Self - Interviewer See fewer	Big Oil vs the World (2022)
Jerry Taylor Self - CATO Institute Self - CATO Institute See fewer	Michael Moore Hates America (2004)
Kert Davies Self - Director, Climate Investigations Center Self - Director, Climate Investigations Center See fewer	The Billionaires' Tea Party (2011)
James Hansen Self - Fmr. Director, NASA Goddard Institute Self - Fmr. Director, NASA Goddard Institute See fewer	Merchants of Doubt (2014)
Patrick Michaels Self - Professor at Univ. of Virginia, 1980-2007 Self - Professor at Univ. of Virginia, 1980-2007 See fewer	Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy (2008)
Frederick Singer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy (2008)
Ron Howell Self - Former consultant, Koch Industries Self - Former consultant, Koch Industries See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Don Rheem Self - E. Bruce Harrison PR firm Self - E. Bruce Harrison PR firm See fewer	Frontline (1983)
David Harwood Self - Aide to Sen. Wirth, 1986-93 Self - Aide to Sen. Wirth, 1986-93 See fewer	The Lake at the Bottom of the World (2022)
Terry Yosie Self - SVP, E. Bruce Harrison PR firm, 1992-1997 Self - SVP, E. Bruce Harrison PR firm, 1992-1997 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Marc Chupka Self - Fmr. White House economist Self - Fmr. White House economist See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Timothy Wirth Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Lee Raymond Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Edward Garvey Self - Engineer in Exxon Research & Engineering 1978-83 Self - Engineer in Exxon Research & Engineering 1978-83 See fewer	Dying Earth (2024)
Richard Werthamer Self - Manager, Exxon Research & Engineering, 1979-82 Self - Manager, Exxon Research & Engineering, 1979-82 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
John Shlaes Self - Executive Director, Global Climate Coalition (archive footage) Self - Executive Director, Global Climate Coalition (archive footage) See fewer
Benjamin Franta Self - Climate historian and activist Self - Climate historian and activist See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Paul Bernstein Self - Charles River Associates Self - Charles River Associates See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jerry Jasinowski Self - President of the National Association of Manufacturers (archive footage) Self - President of the National Association of Manufacturers (archive footage) See fewer	Firing Line (1966)
Benjamin Santer Self - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Self - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory See fewer	Merchants of Doubt (2014)
Chuck Hagel Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator Self - Fmr. U.S. Senator See fewer	Voice of America News (1942)
Jeff Nesbit Self - Fmr. Communications Director, Citizens for a Sound Economy Self - Fmr. Communications Director, Citizens for a Sound Economy See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Darren Woods Self - Fmr. Chairman Exxon Mobil (archive footage) Self - Fmr. Chairman Exxon Mobil (archive footage) See fewer
Neela Banerjee Self - Inside Climate News, 2015-20 Self - Inside Climate News, 2015-20 See fewer	Big Oil vs the World (2022)
Martin Hoffert Self - Professor Emeritus, NYU Self - Professor Emeritus, NYU See fewer	Surviving the Future (2010)
John Passacantando Self - Founder, Ozone Action Self - Founder, Ozone Action See fewer	Merchants of Doubt (2014)