Thirteen Days
About Thirteen Days
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.
Roger Donaldson's Thirteen Days is a 2000 history thriller film. Its themes are USA president, cold war, atomic bomb, and threat.
Kevin Costner appears as Kenneth O'Donnell, Bruce Greenwood as John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Robert F. Kennedy, and Dylan Baker as Robert McNamara. Released in December 2000, it runs 145 minutes.
The screenplay is by David Self. Produced by Beacon Pictures. The story is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
JFK, The Butler, and The Right Stuff make useful companions to Thirteen Days, all filed under 1960s, john f. kennedy, and politics. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 875 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.