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Desert One (2019)

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Desert One

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Director

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  • Barbara Kopple
    Barbara Kopple

Writer

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(in alphabetical order)
  • Francisco Bello
    Francisco Bello
    writer

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • James Q. Roberts
    James Q. Roberts
    James Q. Roberts
    Self - U.S. Army
    (as Maj James O. Roberts)
  • John Limbert
    John Limbert
    John Limbert
    Self - U.S. Foreign Service
  • Hossein Sheikholeslam
    Hossein Sheikholeslam
    Self - Translator
  • Gerald Rafshoon
    Gerald Rafshoon
    Self - Carter Mondale Presidential Campaign
  • Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    Self - U.S. President
  • Faizeh Moslehi
    Faizeh Moslehi
    Self
  • Michael Metrinko
    Michael Metrinko
    Self - U.S. Foreign Service
  • Kevin Hermening
    Kevin Hermening
    Self - U.S. Embassy Marine Guard
  • Mohammad Tabasi
    Mohammad Tabasi
    Self - Student Revolutionary
  • Walter Mondale
    Walter Mondale
    Walter Mondale
    Self - U.S. Vice President
  • John Pustay
    John Pustay
    Self - Deputy to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
    (as LTG John Putsay)
  • Kenneth Bancroft
    Kenneth Bancroft
    Self - U.S. Air Force
    (as TSgt Kenneth Bancroft)
  • Stuart Eizenstat
    Stuart Eizenstat
    Self - Domestic Policy Adviser
  • Lewis Burruss
    Lewis Burruss
    Self - Delta Force
    (as Maj Lewis "Bucky" Burruss)
  • William G. Boykin
    William G. Boykin
    Self - Delta Force
    (as Maj William G. Boykin)
  • Bucky Buchanan
    Bucky Buchanan
    Self - U.S. Marine Corps
    (as SSgt Bucky Buchanan)
  • John Sigman
    John Sigman
    Self - U.S. Marine Corps
    (as GySgt John Sigman)
  • Ed Seiffert
    Ed Seiffert
    Self - U.S. Marine Corps
    (as Col Ed Seiffert)
  • Cynthia Seiffert
    Cynthia Seiffert
    Self - Wife of Col Ed Seiffert
  • Dru Bancroft
    Dru Bancroft
    Self - Wife of TSgt Kenneth Bancroft
  • Ted Koppel in Charlie Rose (1991)
    Ted Koppel
    Ted Koppel
    Self
  • Grant Seiffert
    Grant Seiffert
    Self - Son of Col Ed Seiffert
  • David Aaron
    David Aaron
    Self
  • Richard Sanchez
    Richard Sanchez
    Self
  • Robert Gates in Charlie Rose (1991)
    Robert Gates
    Robert Gates
    Self
    (as Robert M. Gates)
  • Mahmoud Abedini
    Mahmoud Abedini
    Self
  • Roland Guidry
    Roland Guidry
    Self
  • Wade Ishimoto
    Wade Ishimoto
    Self
  • Mary Sigman
    Mary Sigman
    Self
  • Scott Mcintosh
    Scott Mcintosh
    Self
  • Jim Lewis
    Jim Lewis
    Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Chris Abel
    Chris Abel
    Self
  • Charles A. Beckwith
    Charles A. Beckwith
    Self - Founder, Delta Force
    (archive footage) (as Charlie A. Beckwith)
  • Hodding Carter III
    Hodding Carter III
    Self - Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State
    (archive footage)
  • Rosalynn Carter
    Rosalynn Carter
    Rosalynn Carter
    Self - U.S. First Lady
    (archive footage)
  • Samuel Devine
    Samuel Devine
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower in Palm Springs, CA, 1961.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ayatollah Khomeini
    Ayatollah Khomeini
    Ayatollah Khomeini
    Self - Supreme Leader of Iran
    (archive footage)
  • Arthur Lord
    Arthur Lord
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
    Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
    Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
    Self - Shah of Iran
    (archive footage)
  • Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)
  • Frank Reynolds
    Frank Reynolds
    Frank Reynolds
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman
    Self - U.S. President
    (archive footage)

Producers

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  • Katayoun Arsanjani
    Katayoun Arsanjani
    field producer: Iran
  • Zachary Behr
    Zachary Behr
    executive producer: For History
  • David Cassidy
    David Cassidy
    producer
  • Maureen Dougherty
    Maureen Dougherty
    line producer
  • Eric Forman
    Eric Forman
    producer
  • Hamid Reza Ghiasi
    Hamid Reza Ghiasi
    field producer: Iran
  • Gelareh Kiazand
    Gelareh Kiazand
    field producer: Iran
  • Barbara Kopple
    Barbara Kopple
    producer
  • Christy Lamberjack
    Christy Lamberjack
    associate producer
  • Eli Lehrer
    Eli Lehrer
    executive producer: History
  • Ray Nowosielski
    Ray Nowosielski
    co-producer
  • Michelle Purpura
    Michelle Purpura
    associate producer

Composer

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  • Wendy Blackstone
    Wendy Blackstone

Cinematographers

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  • Asad Faruqi
    Asad Faruqi
    cinematographer (cinematography by)
  • Gary Griffin
    Gary Griffin
    cinematographer (cinematography by)
  • Tom Kaufman
    Tom Kaufman
    cinematographer (cinematography by)
  • Gelareh Kiazand
    Gelareh Kiazand
    cinematographer (cinematography by)

Editors

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  • Francisco Bello
    Francisco Bello
  • Fabian Caballero
    Fabian Caballero

Sound Department

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  • Babak Akhavan
    Babak Akhavan
    additional sound
  • Andrea Bella
    Andrea Bella
    sound editor
  • Matt Blackerby
    Matt Blackerby
    additional sound
  • Daniel Brooks
    Daniel Brooks
    sound
  • Tom Craca
    Tom Craca
    additional sound
  • Matt Gundy
    Matt Gundy
    re-recording mixer
  • Michael Jones
    Michael Jones
    sound
  • Mark Maloof
    Mark Maloof
    sound
  • Richard Martinez
    Richard Martinez
    music engineer and mixer
  • Branka Mrkic
    Branka Mrkic
    sound editor

Visual Effects

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  • Tibo Charroppin
    Tibo Charroppin
    visual effects artist
  • Alison Corsie
    Alison Corsie
    motion graphics producer
  • Agnes Gunawan
    Agnes Gunawan
    motion graphics designer
  • Jeff Nelson
    Jeff Nelson
    visual effects artist
  • Ryan Sears
    Ryan Sears
    motion graphics designer
  • Sarah Van Tassel
    Sarah Van Tassel
    motion graphics executive producer

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Brian Robertshaw
    Brian Robertshaw
    camera operator
  • Keith Walker
    Keith Walker
    camera operator

Animation Department

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  • Syd Fini
    Syd Fini
    illustrations
  • Jeff Nelson
    Jeff Nelson
    animator
  • Zartosht Soltani
    Zartosht Soltani
    animator / illustrations

Editorial Department

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  • David Gauff
    David Gauff
    colorist
  • Alma Herrera-Pazmiño
    Alma Herrera-Pazmiño
    assistant editor
  • Michael Kosciesza
    Michael Kosciesza
    on-line editor
  • Mahdokht Mahmoudabadi
    Mahdokht Mahmoudabadi
    dialogue editor: Farsi
  • Michelle Purpura
    Michelle Purpura
    post production supervisor

Music Department

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  • Wendy Blackstone
    Wendy Blackstone
    original music

Additional Crew

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  • Ziad Abdel-Aal
    Ziad Abdel-Aal
    Translation Coordinator
  • David Becker
    David Becker
    Field Coordinator: Las Vegas
  • David Cassidy
    David Cassidy
    archival researcher
  • Eric Forman
    Eric Forman
    archival researcher
  • Joe Harris
    Joe Harris
    National Archives researcher
  • Hannes Hosp
    Hannes Hosp
    Additional Research
  • Peter Jaszi
    Peter Jaszi
    additional legal
  • Lewanne Jones
    Lewanne Jones
    archival researcher
  • Howie Masters
    Howie Masters
    production consultant
  • Ragini Nath
    Ragini Nath
    intern

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