| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Curtis | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
 Mark Wybourn | Crew | Editing | Online Editor |
Robert Del Naja | Crew | Crew | Thanks |
Sandra Gorel | Crew | Production | Producer |
Nick Fry | Crew | Sound | Sound Mixer |
Gavin Miller | Crew | Sound | Music Supervisor |
Dave Zarpak | Crew | Sound | Sound Recordist |
Tomiko Newson | Crew | Production | Production Assistant |
Katie Spedding | Crew | Production | Production Coordinator |
Cara Goold | Crew | Production | Production Manager |
Victoria Jaye | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Nuala Sheridan | Crew | Editing | Colorist |
Stuart Robertson | Crew | Editing | Archival Footage Research |
George Winfield | Crew | Editing | Online Editor |
Kumail Tayyebkhan | Crew | Crew | Technical Advisor |
Adam Curtis | Cast | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Bill Clinton | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Donald Trump | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 George W. Bush | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Henry Kissinger | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Hillary Clinton | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Ivana Trump | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Jane Fonda | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Muammar Gaddafi | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Nicolae Ceaușescu | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Nicolas Cage | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ronald Reagan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Sissy Spacek | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Tony Blair | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Barack Obama | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Benjamin Netanyahu | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 David Cameron | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Vladimir Putin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Kim Kardashian | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Nigel Farage | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Bashar Hafez al-Assad | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Gordon Brown | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
