Desert One (2020)

Desert One
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Synopsis

It has been called “the most audacious, difficult, complicated, rescue mission ever attempted.” Desert One uniquely blends emotion and bravado to tell the incredible tale of America’s secret mission to free the hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Filmmaker Barbara Kopple discovers a wealth of unearthed archival sources and receives unprecedented access, engaging in intimate conversations with many of the soldiers closest to the story, some for the first time, as well as President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale and TV newsman Ted Koppel. Evocative new animation brings audiences closer than anyone has ever gotten to being on the inside for this history-making operation.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 2020 (Virtual) by Greenwich Entertainment
August 21st, 2020 (Limited) by Greenwich Entertainment
Video Release: September 8th, 2020 by Greenwich Entertainment
Running Time: 107 minutes
Geographical setting: Iran
Plot point: Hostage, Rescue
Time period setting: 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Cabin Creek Films, Greenwich Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Farsi

Interviewee

David Aaron    Himself
Mahmoud Abedini    Himself
TSGT Ken Bancroft*    Himself
Dru Bancroft    Herself
Maj. William G. Boykin*    Himself
SSGT Bucky Buchanan*    Himself
Maj. Lewis “Bucky” Burruss*    Himself
President Jimmy Carter*    Himself
Stuart Eizenstat    Himself
LTC Roland Guidry*    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Barbara Kopple    Director
Barbara Kopple    Producer
David Cassidy    Producer
Eric Forman    Producer
Zachary G. Behr    Executive Producer
Eli Lehrer    Executive Producer
Michelle Purpura    Post-Production Supervisor
Ray Nowosielski    Co-Producer
Maureen Dougherty    Line Producer
Wendy Blackstone    Composer
Francisco Bello    Editor
Fabian Caballero    Editor
Asad Faruqi    Director of Photography

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Synopsis

It has been called “the most audacious, difficult, complicated, rescue mission ever attempted.” Desert One uniquely blends emotion and bravado to tell the incredible tale of America’s secret mission to free the hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Filmmaker Barbara Kopple discovers a wealth of unearthed archival sources and receives unprecedented access, engaging in intimate conversations with many of the soldiers closest to the story, some for the first time, as well as President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale and TV newsman Ted Koppel. Evocative new animation brings audiences closer than anyone has ever gotten to being on the inside for this history-making operation.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 2020 (Virtual) by Greenwich Entertainment
August 21st, 2020 (Limited) by Greenwich Entertainment
Video Release: September 8th, 2020 by Greenwich Entertainment
Running Time: 107 minutes
Geographical setting: Iran
Plot point: Hostage, Rescue
Time period setting: 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Cabin Creek Films, Greenwich Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Farsi

Interviewee

David Aaron    Himself
Mahmoud Abedini    Himself
TSGT Ken Bancroft*    Himself
Dru Bancroft    Herself
Maj. William G. Boykin*    Himself
SSGT Bucky Buchanan*    Himself
Maj. Lewis “Bucky” Burruss*    Himself
President Jimmy Carter*    Himself
Stuart Eizenstat    Himself
LTC Roland Guidry*    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Barbara Kopple    Director
Barbara Kopple    Producer
David Cassidy    Producer
Eric Forman    Producer
Zachary G. Behr    Executive Producer
Eli Lehrer    Executive Producer
Michelle Purpura    Post-Production Supervisor
Ray Nowosielski    Co-Producer
Maureen Dougherty    Line Producer
Wendy Blackstone    Composer
Francisco Bello    Editor
Fabian Caballero    Editor
Asad Faruqi    Director of Photography

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.