Thirteen Days
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Thirteen Days

You'll never believe how close we came.

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.

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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.

Released December 25, 2000

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en
Status
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Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Kenneth O'Donnell

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

John F. Kennedy

Steven Culp

Steven Culp

Robert F. Kennedy

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Robert McNamara

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

Adlai Stevenson

Henry Strozier

Henry Strozier

Dean Rusk

Frank Wood

Frank Wood

McGeorge Bundy

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Gen. Curtis LeMay

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