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  • Desert One (2019)
  • 108 min | Documentary, History, War
Desert One (2019)
108 min | Documentary, History, War

Using new archival sources and unprecedented access, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Asad Faruqi (cinematography by) | Gary Griffin (cinematography by) | Tom Kaufman (cinematography by) | Gelareh Kiazand (cinematography by)
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Aug 21, 2020 (United States)

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48 cast members
Name Known for
James Q. Roberts
Self - U.S. Army (as Maj James O. Roberts) Self - U.S. Army (as Maj James O. Roberts)   See fewer
John Limbert
Self - U.S. Foreign Service Self - U.S. Foreign Service   See fewer
Hossein Sheikholeslam
Self - Translator Self - Translator   See fewer
Gerald Rafshoon
Self - Carter Mondale Presidential Campaign Self - Carter Mondale Presidential Campaign   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - U.S. President Self - U.S. President   See fewer
Michael Metrinko
Self - U.S. Foreign Service Self - U.S. Foreign Service   See fewer
Kevin Hermening
Self - U.S. Embassy Marine Guard Self - U.S. Embassy Marine Guard   See fewer
Mohammad Tabasi
Self - Student Revolutionary Self - Student Revolutionary   See fewer
Walter Mondale
Self - U.S. Vice President Self - U.S. Vice President   See fewer
John Pustay
Self - Deputy to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (as LTG John Putsay) Self - Deputy to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (as LTG John Putsay)   See fewer
Kenneth Bancroft
Self - U.S. Air Force (as TSgt Kenneth Bancroft) Self - U.S. Air Force (as TSgt Kenneth Bancroft)   See fewer
Stuart Eizenstat
Self - Domestic Policy Adviser Self - Domestic Policy Adviser   See fewer
Lewis Burruss
Self - Delta Force (as Maj Lewis "Bucky" Burruss) Self - Delta Force (as Maj Lewis "Bucky" Burruss)   See fewer
William G. Boykin
Self - Delta Force (as Maj William G. Boykin) Self - Delta Force (as Maj William G. Boykin)   See fewer
Bucky Buchanan
Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as SSgt Bucky Buchanan) Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as SSgt Bucky Buchanan)   See fewer
John Sigman
Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as GySgt John Sigman) Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as GySgt John Sigman)   See fewer
Ed Seiffert
Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as Col Ed Seiffert) Self - U.S. Marine Corps (as Col Ed Seiffert)   See fewer
Cynthia Seiffert
Self - Wife of Col Ed Seiffert Self - Wife of Col Ed Seiffert   See fewer
Dru Bancroft
Self - Wife of TSgt Kenneth Bancroft Self - Wife of TSgt Kenneth Bancroft   See fewer
Grant Seiffert
Self - Son of Col Ed Seiffert Self - Son of Col Ed Seiffert   See fewer
Robert Gates
Self (as Robert M. Gates) Self (as Robert M. Gates)   See fewer
Charles A. Beckwith
Self - Founder, Delta Force (archive footage) (as Charlie A. Beckwith) Self - Founder, Delta Force (archive footage) (as Charlie A. Beckwith)   See fewer
Hodding Carter III
Self - Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State (archive footage) Self - Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Rosalynn Carter
Self - U.S. First Lady (archive footage) Self - U.S. First Lady (archive footage)   See fewer
Samuel Devine
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerald Ford
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ayatollah Khomeini
Self - Supreme Leader of Iran (archive footage) Self - Supreme Leader of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Arthur Lord
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Self - Shah of Iran (archive footage) Self - Shah of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Reynolds
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry S. Truman
Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage)   See fewer
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