Fires of Kuwait
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
David Douglas
Rip Torn
Michael Brook
David Douglas
David Douglas
Sally Dundas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An aerial view reveals a row of blazing out-of-control oil wells far into the distance, filling the sky with smoke and blocking out all sunlight. We see what appears to be a beautiful full moon on a dark night, and then realize it is actually the sun. A dramatic visual flashback follows, documenting events leading up to the Gulf War in February of 1991. Strangely familiar video images flicker across the screen, tracking the drama of Operation Desert Storm: Saddam Hussein firing up his troops, a tense United Nations session, stark images of a war-torn country. Kuwait was liberated six weeks after war broke out, but another battle was about to begin. When retreating Iraqi troops sabotaged more than 600 oil wells, it proved to be the supreme act of vengeance, in many ways as terrible as the war that preceded it.
Director
David Douglas
Cast
