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Directed By
Barbara Kopple
Written By
Francisco Bello
writer
Cast
James Q. Roberts
Self
John Limbert
Self
Gerald Rafshoon
Self
Jimmy Carter
Self
Faizeh Moslehi
Self
Mike Metrinko
Self
Kevin Hermening
Self
Mohammad Tabasi
Self
Walter Mondale
Self
John Pustay
Self
Kenneth Bancroft
Self
Stuart Eizenstat
Self
Lewis Burruss
Self
William G. Boykin
Self
Bucky Buchanan
Self
John Sigman
Self
Ed Seiffert
Self
Cynthia Seiffert
Self
Dru Bancroft
Self
Grant Seiffert
Self
Ted Koppel
Self
David Aaron
Self
Richard Sanchez
Self
Robert Gates
Self
Mahmoud Abedini
Self
Roland Guidry
Self
Wade Ishimoto
Self
Mary Sigman
Self
Scott Mcintosh
Self
Jim Lewis
Self
Hossein Sheikholeslam
Self
Chris Abel
Self
Charles A. Beckwith
Self
Hodding Carter III
Self
Samuel Devine
Self
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Self
Arthur Lord
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self
Frank Reynolds
Self
Produced By
Katayoun Arsanjani
field producer: Iran
Zachary Behr
executive producer: For History
David Cassidy
producer
Maureen Dougherty
line producer
Eric Forman
producer
Hamid Reza Ghiasi
field producer: Iran
Gelareh Kiazand
field producer: Iran
Barbara Kopple
producer
Christy Lamberjack
associate producer
Eli Lehrer
executive producer: History
Ray Nowosielski
co-producer
Michelle Purpura
associate producer
Music
Wendy Blackstone
Cinematography
Asad Faruqi
Cinematographer
Gary Griffin
Cinematographer
Tom Kaufman
Cinematographer
Gelareh Kiazand
Cinematographer
Sound
Babak Akhavan
additional sound
Andrea Bella
sound editor
Matt Blackerby
additional sound
Daniel Brooks
sound
Tom Craca
additional sound
Matt Gundy
re-recording mixer
Michael Jones
sound
Mark Maloof
sound
Richard Martinez
music engineer and mixer
Branka Mrkic
sound editor
Eddie O'Connor
sound
Rodrigo Salvatierra
additional sound
Deborah Wallach
supervising sound editor
Shuling Yong
additional sound
Editing
Francisco Bello
Fabian Caballero
Visual Effects
Tibo Charroppin
visual effects artist
Alison Corsie
motion graphics producer
Agnes Gunawan
motion graphics designer
Jeff Nelson
visual effects artist
Ryan Sears
motion graphics designer
Sarah Van Tassel
motion graphics executive producer
Animation
Syd Fini
illustrations
Jeff Nelson
animator
Zartosht Soltani
animator / illustrations
Editorial
David Gauff
colorist
Alma Herrera-Pazmiño
assistant editor
Michael Kosciesza
on-line editor
Mahdokht Mahmoudabadi
dialogue editor: Farsi
Michelle Purpura
post production supervisor
Other
Ziad Abdel-Aal
Translation Coordinator
David Becker
Field Coordinator: Las Vegas
David Cassidy
archival researcher
Eric Forman
archival researcher
Joe Harris
National Archives researcher
Hannes Hosp
Additional Research
Peter Jaszi
additional legal
Lewanne Jones
archival researcher
Howie Masters
production consultant
Ragini Nath
intern
Sam Rafie
translator
Steve Schechter
legal
Music Department
Wendy Blackstone
original music
Camera Department
Brian Robertshaw
camera operator
Keith Walker
camera operator
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