The Missiles of October

"The most powerful docudrama ever produced on The Cuban Missile Crisis"

1974 2h 30m EN

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7.5

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Synopsis

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Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

“The most powerful docudrama ever produced on The Cuban Missile Crisis”

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Cast

William Devane
President John F. Kennedy
Ralph Bellamy
U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
Howard Da Silva
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
James Hong
U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
Martin Sheen
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
James T. Callahan
David Powers, Special Assistant to the President
Peter Canon
Admiral's Aide
Keene Curtis
John McCone, Director CIA

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Page
Writers: Stanley R. Greenberg
Languages: English, Russian

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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William Devane and Ralph Bellamy and Howard Da Silva carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most powerful docudrama ever produced on The Cuban Missile Crisis".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Anthony Page directs. Laurence Rosenthal scores. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Laurence Rosenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6William Devane and Ralph Bellamy and Howard Da Silva carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The most powerful docudrama ever produced on The Cuban Missile Crisis".
8IMDB entry: tt0071847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.