The Missiles of October
The most powerful docudrama ever produced on The Cuban Missile Crisis
1974 · 2h 30m · N/A
Drama, TV Movie
Directed by
Anthony Page
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The Missiles of October
Overview
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director and cast
- Anthony Page Director
- William Devane as President John F. Kennedy
- Ralph Bellamy as U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
- Howard Da Silva as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
- James Hong as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
- Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
- James T. Callahan as David Powers, Special Assistant to the President
- Peter Canon as Admiral's Aide
- Keene Curtis as John McCone, Director CIA
- Charles Cyphers as Press Photographer
- Clifford David as Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel
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