Desert Storm: The War Begins

Name: Desert Storm: The War Begins
Director: Bob Bahr
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1991-06-15
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Bernard Shaw, George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Dick Chaney, Saddam Hussein

NR 1991 · 75 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary, War

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

Directed by Bob Bahr · Written by Bob Bahr

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Cast

Bernard Shaw Self
George H. W. Bush Self (archive footage)
Barbara Bush Self (archive footage)
Dick Chaney Self (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage)
Bob Dole Self (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini Self (archive footage)
James Baker III Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage)
Willy Brandt Self (archive footage)

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