usa president,politics,atomic bomb,cold war,john f. kennedy,threat,cuban missile crisis,diplomacy,1960s

Thirteen Days (2000)

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You'll never believe how close we came.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Donaldson
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    Kenneth O'Donnell Kevin Costner
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    John F. Kennedy Bruce Greenwood
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    Robert F. Kennedy Steven Culp
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    Robert McNamara Dylan Baker
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    Adlai Stevenson Michael Fairman
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    Dean Rusk Henry Strozier
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    McGeorge Bundy Frank Wood
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    Gen. Curtis LeMay Kevin Conway

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Keywords

  • usa president
  • politics
  • atomic bomb
  • cold war
  • john f. kennedy
  • threat
  • cuban missile crisis
  • diplomacy
  • 1960s