Top billed cast

1. 

   Kevin Costner

   Kenneth O'Donnell

2. 

   Bruce Greenwood

   John F. Kennedy

3. 

   Steven Culp

   Robert F. Kennedy

4. 

   Dylan Baker

   Robert McNamara

5. 

   Michael Fairman

   Adlai Stevenson

6. 

   Henry Strozier

   Dean Rusk

7. 

   Frank Wood

   McGeorge Bundy

8. 

   Kevin Conway

   Gen. Curtis LeMay

9. 

   Tim Kelleher

   Ted Sorensen

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2015-07-25

The art of political film making in all its glory.

"Communicate with the Soviets? We can't communicate with the Pentagon - and it's just across the goddamn river!"

October 1962, for 13 days the American government fought to avert a nuclear war when it was discovered that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This is that story.

Many superlatives can be chucked at Thirteen Days, and all are viable. In simple terms it's an intelligent and gripping political thriller, superbly scripted and performed by a cast firing on all cylinders. It's a treat to find a film of this ...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Fail Safe69%
2. The Sum of All Fears63%
3. The Courier70%
4. JFK75%
5. Seven Days in May73%
6. Crimson Tide71%
7. Topaz60%
8. Clear and Present Danger66%
9. Fat Man and Little Boy61%
10. The Right Stuff74%
11. K-19: The Widowmaker65%
12. Chappaquiddick61%
13. Captain America: Brave New World59%
14. The Falcon and the Snowman64%
15. All the President's Men76%
16. The Hunt for Red October73%
17. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit61%
18. Emperor62%
19. Path to War67%
20. Worth67%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$80,000,000.00

Revenue
$34,566,746.00

Keywords

• usa president
• politics
• atomic bomb
• cold war
• john f. kennedy
• based on true story
• threat
• cuban missile crisis
• diplomacy
• 1960s