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Desert One is an 2019 American documentary film directed and produced by Barbara Kopple. It follows Operation Eagle Claw, a mission that was an attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis by rescuing 52 embassy staff held hostage.
Aug 21, 2020 · With James Q. Roberts, John Limbert, Gerald Rafshoon, Jimmy Carter. 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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- Documentary, History, War
- Barbara Kopple
- 2020-08-21
Aug 21, 2020 · One of America’s outstanding documentary filmmakers with a career that stretches back to 1976’s Oscar-winning “Harlan County, USA,” Barbara Kopple is at the top of her game in “Desert One,” a riveting account of President Jimmy Carter’s daring but tragically unsuccessful attempt to rescue 52 Americans held hostage in ...
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- Greenwich Entertainment
Using new archival sources and unprecedented access to key players on both sides, master documentarian Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA) reveals the true story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple examines a failed U.S. military operation to rescue hostages in Tehran, Iran, in 1980. Content collapsed.
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Desert One. 2020 · 1 hr 49 min. TV-14. Documentary · Independent. The Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 that coincided with the Iranian Revolution is revisited with access to never-before-seen archival footage and film. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jimmy Carter Ted Koppel Walter Mondale Mohammad Tabasi Gerald Rafshoon. Directed by: Barbara Kopple.
