Thirteen Days (film)
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| Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
| Written by | David Self |
| Starring | Kevin Costner Bruce Greenwood |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) |  25 December 2000 (LA and NYC only) 12 January 2001 16 March 2001 3 May 2001 12 July 2001 |
| Running time | 145 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80,000,000 (est.) |
| Gross revenue | $33,094,473 |
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Thirteen Days (2000) is a historical film directed by Roger Donaldson about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the US political leadership.
Most of the scenes take place in the White House, focusing on the decision-making process as President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert confront the military, who are pushing for an invasion of Cuba as a reaction to the installation of missiles there by the Soviet Union. Most of the film deals not so much with the Cold War between the Superpowers so much as the conflict between the civilian and military authorities over the correct strategy to pursue. The film is structured so that much of it is seen through the eyes of Kenny O'Donnell, a White House aide played by Kevin Costner.
While the movie carries the same name as the book Thirteen Days by Robert F. Kennedy, it is actually based on The Kennedy Tapes - Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis by Ernest May and Philip Zelikow.
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[edit] Distribution
New Line Cinema was one of the production companies, alongside Kevin Costner's company Tig Productions and Armyan Bernstein's Beacon Communications. The film was given a limited release in late December 2000, but wide release did not occur until January 2001, with a staggered release to various countries throughout most of the year.
[edit] Cast
- Kevin Costner as Kenneth "Kenny" O'Donnell
- Bruce Greenwood as President John F. Kennedy
- Stephanie Romanov as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
- Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
- Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
- Bill Smitrovich as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Maxwell Taylor
- Frank Wood as National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy
- Ed Lauter as Deputy Director of the CIA Lt. Gen. Marshall Carter
- Kevin Conway as Chief of Staff of the USAF Gen. Curtis LeMay
- Tim Kelleher as Ted Sorensen
- Len Cariou as Dean Acheson
- Brick Mason as Bryce Mason
[edit] See also
- The Missiles of October, another film regarding the crisis
- Thirteen Days, memoirs of the crisis by Robert Kennedy
[edit] External links
- Thirteen Days at the Internet Movie Database
- Thirteen Days at Rotten Tomatoes
- Thirteen Days at Box Office Mojo
- Thirteen Days in 145 minutes – commentary by Ernest R. May, Harvard professor who wrote the book on which it was based, on the accuracy of the movie
- White House Museum - How accurate was the movie recreation of the architecture and floor plan of the actual White House (review)
- Film screenplay at MovieScriptPlace.com
