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DESERT ONE
Two-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple re-examines the story of Americans taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979.
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2020, 7:00 PM
Harborfront Park, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, USA
About The Event
DESERT ONE Monday, September 21, 2020 (Raindate: Next Day) 7:00 PM Harborfront Park off of E. Broadway Port Jefferson, New York, 11777 Guest Speaker recorded via Zoom: Barbara Kopple, Director, moderated by Tom Needham, Host of The Sounds of Film at WUSB radio.
Directed by Barbara Kopple
Two-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple re-examines the story of Americans taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979. Kopple draws upon never-before-heard audiotapes from the White House, as well as new interviews with hostages, rescuers, Iranians and President Carter, whose 1980 election loss to Ronald Reagan was influenced by this decisive chapter of history.
Running Time: 108 Minutes