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Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

You'll never believe how close we came.

20007.02h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by Roger Donaldson
Written by David Self, Ernest R. May
Produced by Peter O. Almond, Armyan Bernstein, Kevin Costner
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $34.6M

Top Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Kenneth O'Donnell

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

John F. Kennedy

Steven Culp

Steven Culp

Robert F. Kennedy

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Robert McNamara

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

Adlai Stevenson

Henry Strozier

Henry Strozier

Dean Rusk

Frank Wood

Frank Wood

McGeorge Bundy

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Gen. Curtis LeMay

Tim Kelleher

Tim Kelleher

Ted Sorensen

Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Dean Acheson

Themes & Keywords

usa presidentpoliticsatomic bombcold warjohn f. kennedybased on true storythreatcuban missile crisisdiplomacy1960s

About Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days is a history, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of usa president, politics, atomic bomb, cold war, john f. kennedy, based on true story. Directed by Roger Donaldson, it stars Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp. 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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