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Jan 12, 2001 · Thirteen Days: Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Shawn Driscoll, Kevin Costner, Drake Cook, Lucinda Jenney. In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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- Drama, History, Thriller
- Roger Donaldson
- 2001-01-12
- Critic
- Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) Memories of Underdevelopment is worth checking out because it’s a Cuban production. Based on the novel, Memorias del Subdesarrollo by Edmundo Desnoes, the film follows an author who decides to stay in Cuba after the Bay of Pigs invasion, rather than flee to Miami like most people.
- Dear Eleanor (2016) Dear Eleanor qualifies as one of the best road trip movies as it has beautiful car shots, lots of fun moments, and views of lovely landscapes.
- The Missiles of October (1974) William Joseph Devane is one of the few actors that have gotten to play both a real and a fictional US President. TV fans know him as President James Heller from 24, but back in the ‘70s, he portrayed John F. Kennedy in one of the most intriguing films about the Soviet-American standoff.
- Blast from the Past (1999) Hugh Wilson’s Blast from the Past is yet another film that takes a comical spin on the Cuban Missile Crisis. In it, American scientist Calvin Webber decides to build a fallout shelter in his backyard to protect his family because he believes the tensions will escalate into a full-blown war.
- Topaz (Movie, 1969)
- The Good Shepherd (Movie, 2006)
- The Coldest Game
- The Kennedys (Miniseries, 2011)
- Missiles of October
- Voditel Dlya Very/A Driver For Vera
- Memorias Del Subdesarrollo/Memories of Underdevelopment
- X-Men: First Class (PG-13 Movie, 2011)
- Honorable Mention
Hitchcock’s classic Topaz is based on a Leon Uris novel and a real-life spy scandal. The year is 1962 and a high-ranking Soviet spy, Boris Kusenov, defects to the West. During his debriefing, CIA agent Mike Nordstrom (John Forsythe) learns that Soviet missiles with nuclear warheads will be placed in Cuba. The New York Times describes Topaz as “a ca...
Some critics complain about the slow pace of The Good Shepherd while others revel in the nuances of Matt Damon’s multi-layered spy thriller. The movie sets out the history of the CIA and its predecessor, the OSS, in the decades leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film also explores the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion that ultimately laid t...
The Coldest Gameoffers a fresh take on Cold War politics seen through the eyes of an alcoholic math genius (Bill Pullman) who plays a US-Soviet chess match as the Cuban Crisis threatens world peace in 1962. The script is clunky at times but Pullman shines as Joshua Mansky. Lotte Verbeek stars as American agent Eleanor Stone. (Netflix, Apple+)
If you haven’t yet streamed The Kennedysyou’ll want to get settled in. This lush series chronicles the lives of the Kennedy clan with brilliant performances from Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, and Katie Holmes. Episode 6 deals with the discovery of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba, testing the president to his limits. (Apple TV, YouTube...
This made-for-television play unfolds amid the October 1962 crisis. The teleplay is introduced by William Devane as President John F. Kennedy with a stellar cast including Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The script is based on Robert Kennedy's Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. (YouTube, Prime Video)
The acclaimed Russian-Ukrainian Cold War drama Voditel dlya Very(A Driver for Vera) uses the Cuban Missile Crisis as its backdrop. The movie is set in 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, on a secret Soviet Union Navy base. A general hires a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private chauffeur, a man seemingly oblivious to the hidden agenda of a KG...
This 1968 Cuban drama written and directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea is one of his most notable works, ranked by The New York Times as one of the 10 best films of 1968. The movie revolves around Sergio, an aspiring writer who stays in Cuba rather than flee to Miami. He looks back over the changes in Cuba from the Revolution to the Missile Crisis. D...
Yes, we do know that mutants didn’t save the world from a nuclear apocalypse in 1962 but this one’s for the kids (although you’ll also enjoy X-Men: First Class). The film revolves around a Nazi-aligned scientist, Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), and the US and Soviet Union who are on the brink of nuclear war in 1962. Think of it as a history-lite oppo...
If your curiosity is peaked, you may also want to delve into some of the excellent documentaries involving the real-life events of the Cuban Missile Crisis including The Fog of War, seen through the eyes of JFK’s former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, along with TimeGhost (2017), Cuba: Castro vs. The World (2019), The Man Who Stopped WW3(2012...
40 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Memories of Underdevelopment. 1968 1h 37m Not Rated. 7.6 (4.8K) Rate. A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami. Director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Stars Sergio Corrieri Daisy Granados Eslinda Núñez. 2. Lucia. 1968 2h 40m.
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Jan 12, 2001 · Roger Ebert January 12, 2001. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis was the closest we've come to a nuclear world war. Nikita Khrushchev installed Soviet missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida and within striking distance of 80 million Americans. Kennedy told him to remove them, or else.
Jan 4, 2010 · The two superpowers plunged into one of their biggest Cold War confrontations after the pilot of an American U-2 spy plane piloted by Major Richard Heyser making a high-altitude pass over Cuba...
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1. Topaz. 1969 2h 23m M/PG. 6.2 (20K) Rate. A French Intelligence Agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring. Director Alfred Hitchcock Stars Frederick Stafford Dany Robin John Vernon. 2. Havana.
