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The Missiles of October gave the US general public its first look behind the scenes at the inner workings, disagreements, and ultimate consensus of the Kennedy administration to blockade Cuba, rather than invade to dislodge the just-discovered partially completed Soviet nuclear missile emplacements in Cuba.
- Docudrama
Dec 18, 1974 · The Missiles of October: Directed by Anthony Page. With William Devane, Ralph Bellamy, Howard Da Silva, James Hong. In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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- Drama, History, Thriller
- Anthony Page
- 1974-12-18
Jul 2, 2021 · The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. The title evokes the 1962 book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to World War I .
- 155 min
- 1638
- DinoFan30
The Missiles of October. 1974. 2 hr 48 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Chronicling the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. William Devane, Martin Sheen, Howard da Silva. Bundy: James Olson.
When President Kennedy (William Devane) discovers that the Soviets are building a nuclear missile base in Cuba, a short distance from American shores, he decides to negotiate with Soviet Premier...
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- History, Drama
- Anthony Page
Jun 26, 2001 · The Missiles of October gave the US general public its first look behind the scenes at the inner workings, disagreements, and ultimate consensus of Kennedy's administration to blockade Cuba, rather than attempt to invade to dislodge the just-discovered, only partially completed Soviet nuclear missile emplacements in Cuba.
- DVD
A three-hour television movie dramatizing the events surrounding the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when the Soviet Union tried to establish nuclear ballistic missles on Cuba in defiance of the American demands that they be removed.