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Thirteen Days (2000)
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker
Runtime145 min
Rating12
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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.
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Thirteen Days (2000), directed by Roger Donaldson, is a critically acclaimed film that dramatizes the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The movie has been praised for its historical accuracy and engaging portrayal of the high-stakes negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Thirteen Days has an IMDb rating of 7.4 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%, indicating strong audience reception.
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Directed by Roger Donaldson, this 2000 historical thriller 'Thirteen Days' offers a gripping dramatization of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with stellar performances from Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, and Steven Culp that bring the high-stakes political maneuvering to life. Fans of intelligent, tightly-paced dramas will appreciate the film's nuanced exploration of the complex negotiations and decision-making that averted nuclear war.
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Thirteen Days is a 2000 American historical political thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. It dramatizes the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the American political leadership. Kevin Costner stars as top White House assistant Kenneth P. O'Donnell, with Bruce Greenwood featured as President John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
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