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Overview
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Writers:
Stanley R. Greenberg (writer)
Robert F. Kennedy (book)
Release Date:
18 December 1974 (USA) more
Plot:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Fine performances. more (16 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | William Devane | ... | President John F. Kennedy |
 | Ralph Bellamy | ... | U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev |
 | James Hong | ... | U.N. Secretary-General U Thant |
 | Martin Sheen | ... | Att. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy |
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| James T. Callahan | ... | David Powers, Special Assistant to the President |
| Peter Canon | ... | Admiral's Aide |
| Keene Curtis | ... | John McCone, Director CIA |
| Charles Cyphers | ... | Press Photographer |
 | Clifford David | ... | Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel |
| John Dehner | ... | Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson |
| Francis De Sales | ... | Senator |
| Peter Donat | ... | David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to U.S. |
| Andrew Duggan | ... | Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Army Chief of Staff |
| Richard Eastham | ... | Gen. David M. Shoup, USMC Commandant |
| Dana Elcar | ... | Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara |
| Gene Elman | ... | Russian Presidium Member |
| Ron Feinberg | ... | Gen. Charles De Gaulle |
| Michael Fox | ... | Soviet Marshal |
| Arthur Franz | ... | Congressman Charles A. Halleck |
| Larry Gates | ... | Secretary of State Dean Rusk |
| Jerome Guardino | ... | Reporter |
| Ted Hartley | ... | American General |
| Bern Hoffman | ... | Russian Presidium Member |
| Richard Karlan | ... | Chief of the Presidium |
| Stacy Keach Sr. | ... | W.E. Knox, President Westinghouse International |
| Wright King | ... | Sen. Richard Russell |
| Will Kuluva | ... | Valerian Zorin |
| Paul Lambert | ... | John Scali, ABC Correspondent |
| Doreen Lang | ... | Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, President Kennedy's Secretary |
 | Michael Lerner | ... | Pierre Salinger, Whitehouse Press Secretary |
| Robert P. Lieb | ... | Gen. Curtis LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff |
| John McMurtry | ... | Yefgani Yeftashanko |
| Byron Morrow | ... | Sen. William Fullbright |
| Stewart Moss | ... | Kenneth O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President |
| Stuart Nisbet | ... | Reporter |
| Buddy Ochoa | ... | Television Assistant |
| James Olson | ... | McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs |
| Dennis Patrick | ... | Llewellyn Thompson, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union |
| Albert Paulsen | ... | Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin |
 | Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko |
| William Prince | ... | Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon |
 | John Randolph | ... | Undersecretary of State George Ball |
| Toby Russ | ... | Waiter |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Adm. George W. Anderson Jr., Chief of Naval Operations |
| Serge Tschernisch | ... | Soviet Stenographer |
| Jay Vallera | ... | Cuban Delegate |
 | George Wyner | ... | Civillian Aide |
| Harris Yulin | ... | KGB Agent Alexander Fomin |
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150 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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This was originally shot on videotape, and first shown in this format, but when it was sold to local stations, it was transferred to film. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When President Kennedy addresses the nation, the camera is a Philips PC-70 color camera which was not available until several years later. The actual address was televised with two RCA TK-30 black-and-white cameras (the second was a backup). more
Quotes:
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev:
[thinking about President Kennedy on the other side of the world, before being interrupted again] Just now, I work and he sleeps. Then, he works and I sleep.
[pauses]
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev:
Perhaps soon we both sleep...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Goonies (1985) more
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This made for TV picture got rave reviews when it came out in 74. William Devane does a great job in his portrayal of JFK. Martin Sheen was also good as RFK. Howard Da Silva not to be overlooked as Nikita Khrushchev. When viewed today the filming technique may seem dated and dull but if that can be overlooked the content of the film is still powerful. Additionally it's all based on an actual historic event.