Thirteen Days(2000)

Poster of Thirteen Days

Synopsis

As viewed through the eyes of a presidential aide, an inside look at the intense high stakes battle that raged within the U.S. government -- between the Kennedys, the CIA and the Pentagon -- as the world stood at the brink of nuclear war. The true story focuses on how President Kennedy, his brother Bobby, and the U.S. government responded to the discovery of offensive nuclear weapons in Cuba--and the life-or-death tug-of-war that ensued between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during those thirteen days of crisis in October 1962. The political saga moves from battles in the White House to the skies above Cuba, where U.S. planes dodge Soviet fire; to the high seas, where a showdown between the U.S. and Soviet naval ships threatens to trigger war; to the massive military preparations that presage war.
As viewed through the eyes of a presidential aide, an inside look at the intense high stakes battle that raged within the U.S. government -- between the Kennedys, the CIA and the Pentagon -- as the world stood at the brink of nuclear …
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In Theaters

  • December 25, 2000

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for brief strong language)

Genres

Adaptation, Biopic, Miscellaneous, Drama

Run Time

2 hours 25 minutes

Distributors

New Line Cinema

Box Office

$34,566,744

Directors

Roger Donaldson

Director

Dennis Washington

2nd unit director 2nd Unit

CAST

Kevin Costner

Kenny O Donnell

Bruce Greenwood

John F Kennedy

Dylan Baker

Robert McNamara

Frank Wood

McGeorge Bundy

Kevin Conway

General Curtis LeMay

Tim Kelleher

Ted Sorensen
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