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Desert Storm: The War Begins

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Desert Storm: The War Begins

Jun 15, 1991

1h 15m

★ 9.0

Overview

An historic presentation by CNN documenting the lead up to and the beginning of the war in Iraq.

Genres

Documentary

War

Production Companies

CNN

Cast

Bernard Shaw

Self

Bernard Shaw

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Dick Chaney

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

James Baker III

Self (archive footage)

James Baker III

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Willy Brandt

Self (archive footage)

Willy Brandt

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