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Desert One (2019)

| Documentary, History, War | 18 November 2019 (USA)
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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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Francisco Bello

Stars:

Jimmy Carter, Ted Koppel, Walter Mondale
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Jimmy Carter ... Himself
Ted Koppel ... Himself
Walter Mondale ... Himself
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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

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Language:

English | Persian

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