Thirteen Days
2000 · Movie · 2h 25m · PG-13
HistoryThriller
"You'll never believe how close we came."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
67/100
Key crew
- David SelfScreenplay
- Roger DonaldsonDirector
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kevin CostnerKenneth O'Donnell
- Bruce GreenwoodJohn F. Kennedy
- Steven CulpRobert F. Kennedy
- Dylan BakerRobert McNamara
- Michael FairmanAdlai Stevenson
- Henry StrozierDean Rusk
- Frank WoodMcGeorge Bundy
- Kevin ConwayGen. Curtis LeMay
- Tim KelleherTed Sorensen
- Len CariouDean Acheson
- Bill SmitrovichGen. Maxwell Taylor
- Shawn DriscollU-2 Pilot
Stills
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Themes
usa presidentpoliticsatomic bombcold warjohn f. kennedybased on true storythreatcuban missile crisisdiplomacy1960s