Desert Storm: The War Begins

Desert Storm: The War Begins

1991•1h 15m

DocumentaryWar

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

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CNN

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw

Self

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

Dick Chaney

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole

Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

James Baker III

James Baker III

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Self (archive footage)

Wolf Blitzer

Wolf Blitzer

Self (archive footage)

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