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Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

Release: 2000-12-25 ·Runtime: 145m ·★ 7.0
History Thriller

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema
Beacon Pictures

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Brad Yoder Brad Yoder as Sorensen's Assistant (uncredited) J. Tucker Smith J. Tucker Smith as Captain of USS Kennedy Craig Hosking Craig Hosking as Pilot Greg Bronson Greg Bronson as Secret Service Agent (uncredited) Lucinda Jenney Lucinda Jenney as Helen O'Donnell Caitlin Wachs Caitlin Wachs as Kathy O'Donnell Dan Ziskie Dan Ziskie as Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney Olek Krupa Olek Krupa as Andrei Gromyko Todd Sible Todd Sible as RFK's Staffer Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Audrey Rapoport Audrey Rapoport as White House Operator #1 Karl Makinen Karl Makinen as Young FBI Agent Phil Hawn Phil Hawn as UN Administrator (uncredited) Stephanie Romanov Stephanie Romanov as Jacqueline Kennedy Tim Kelleher Tim Kelleher as Ted Sorensen Chris Henry Coffey Chris Henry Coffey as Officer of Destroyer Bruce Thomas Bruce Thomas as Floyd Allan Graf Allan Graf as Football Referee Karen Ludwig Karen Ludwig as Operator Margaret Michael Gaston Michael Gaston as Captain of USS Pierce Cliff Fleming Cliff Fleming as Aerial Coordinator Henry Strozier Henry Strozier as Dean Rusk Ruben Moreno Ruben Moreno as Argentine Diplomat Pramod Kumar Pramod Kumar as U Thant (uncredited) Bill Smitrovich Bill Smitrovich as Gen. Maxwell Taylor Dakin Matthews Dakin Matthews as Arthur Lundahl Marliese Schneider Marliese Schneider as White House Operator #2 Benjamin Koldyke Benjamin Koldyke as RF-8 Pilot Boris Lee Krutonog Boris Lee Krutonog as Alexander Fomin Ryder Davis Ryder Davis as Boy Scout (uncredited) Armen Garo Armen Garo as Crewman on Freighter (uncredited) Steven Culp Steven Culp as Robert F. Kennedy David O'Donnell David O'Donnell as Lt. Bruce Wilhemy Rick Kain Rick Kain as Carpenter (uncredited) Richard Rossi Richard Rossi as Reporter (uncredited) Frank Wood Frank Wood as McGeorge Bundy Timothy Jerome Timothy Jerome as Journalist Alex Veadov Alex Veadov as Radio Room Operator #3 Dylan Baker Dylan Baker as Robert McNamara Len Cariou Len Cariou as Dean Acheson James Karen James Karen as George Ball Tom Everett Tom Everett as Walter Sheridan Colette O'Connell Colette O'Connell as Kenny's Assistant #2 Kelly Connell Kelly Connell as Pierre Salinger Robert Miranda Robert Miranda as RFK's Driver Kevin Conway Kevin Conway as Gen. Curtis LeMay Jon Foster Jon Foster as Kenny O'Donnell, Jr. Ed Lauter Ed Lauter as Gen. Marshall Carter Peter White Peter White as John McCone John Aylward John Aylward as Orville Dryfoos John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Oleg Vidov Oleg Vidov as Valerian Zorin Kevin Costner Kevin Costner as Kenneth O'Donnell Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood as John F. Kennedy Michael Fairman Michael Fairman as Adlai Stevenson Jack McGee Jack McGee as Richard J. Daley Christopher Lawford Christopher Lawford as Cmdr. William B. Ecker Charles Esten Charles Esten as Maj. Rudolf Anderson Shawn Driscoll Shawn Driscoll as U-2 Pilot Ilya Baskin Ilya Baskin as Anotoly Dobrinyn Madison Mason Madison Mason as Adm. George Anderson Thomas Roberts Thomas Roberts as Sonar Operator Jack Blessing Jack Blessing as John Scali