40 years later, one of the most daring military rescue attempts in US history is coming to the big screen. Today, Greenwich Entertainment announced the acclaimed documentary feature “Desert One” from two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA” and “American Dream”) will be released on Friday, August 21. The documentary feature, produced by HISTORY®, recounts the April 24/25, 1980 thrilling attempt to rescue 52 US citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran.
“Desert One” is produced by Cabin Creek Films. Kopple produced and directed the film, with David Cassidy and Eric Forman serving as producers. The film includes a wealth of unearthed archival sources, as well as intimate interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, Ted Koppel, former hostages, journalists, and Iranian student revolutionaries who orchestrated the take-over of the American Embassy in Tehran. Evocative new animation and never before heard satellite phone recordings of President Carter talking to his generals as the mission unfolds, bring audiences closer than anyone has ever gotten to being on the inside for this history making operation.
- Minneapolis: Win Passes To An Advance Screening Of ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ - September 18, 2025
- Watch Trailer For ‘The Last Frontier’ On Apple TV+ October 10th - September 18, 2025
- Book Review: ‘Holiday Ever After: A Novel’ By Hannah Grace - September 18, 2025