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
- Roger DonaldsonDirector
- David SelfScreenplay
- 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
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Themes
usa presidentpoliticsatomic bombcold warjohn f. kennedybased on true storythreatcuban missile crisisdiplomacy1960s