What is the plot of Thirteen Days?
For thirteen extraordinary days in October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political, diplomatic and military confrontation that threatened to end in an apocalyptic nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. Thirteen days captures the urgency, suspense and paralyzing chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Thirteen Days/Film synopsis
Is 13 days historically accurate?
Verdict. There’s nothing from the Soviet or Cuban perspectives, but Thirteen Days gives a mostly accurate, if discreetly polished, view of the crisis from inside Washington’s corridors of power.
What was the setting in 13 days?
In the early days of October 1962, U.S. spy planes photograph the impending installation of Soviet missile sites in Cuba.
How many pages is 13 days A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
185 pages
Product information
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company; 59419th edition (November 17, 1999) |
|---|---|
| Paperback | 185 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0393318346 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0393318340 |
| Item Weight | 6.2 ounces |
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1960, Khrushchev had launched plans to install medium and intermediate range ballistic missiles in Cuba that would put the eastern United States within range of nuclear attack.
Why is thirteen days in black and white?
It was an attempt to evoke to look of TV news and documentaries of the time. Though the effect is inconsistently applied, and honestly I believe director Roger Donaldson just thought that certain scenes looked cooler in black & white.
Who did Kevin Costner portray in 13 days?
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.
What book is the movie 13 days based on?
Thirteen Days (film)
| Thirteen Days | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Self |
| Based on | The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis by Ernest R. May and Philip D. Zelikow |
| Produced by | Armyan Bernstein Peter Almond Kevin Costner |
| Starring | Kevin Costner Bruce Greenwood Steven Culp Dylan Baker |
Why did Robert F Kennedy write thirteen days?
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s account of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Kennedy to handle the tense situation that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union following the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles (140 km) from Florida.