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Thirteen Days is a 2000 American historical political thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. It dramatizes the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the US political leadership.
Sunday 14th October: The Cuban Missile Crisis begins. Saturday 20th October: The White House press corps is told that President John F. Kennedy has a cold; in reality, he is holding secret meetings with advisors on the eve of ordering a blockade of Cuba.
Jan 12, 2001 · Thirteen Days: Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Shawn Driscoll, Kevin Costner, Drake Cook, Lucinda Jenney. In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- (63K)
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Roger Donaldson
- 2001-01-12
In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy (Greenwood) learns about the Soviet Union's plan of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons could wipe out most of the eastern and southern United States in minutes if they become operational. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets.
Jan 12, 2001 · Thirteen Days. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis was the closest we've come to a nuclear world war. Nikita Khrushchev installed Soviet missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida and within striking distance of 80 million Americans. Kennedy told him to remove them, or else.
Dec 25, 2000 · The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
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For thirteen extraordinary days in October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political,...
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- History, Drama
- PG-13
