The Missiles of October (1974)

Directed by

Anthony Page

Genre

political thriller, docudrama, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film reconstructs the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. It follows President Kennedy and his advisors as they manage a nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union.

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What happens

The Missiles of October is a 1974 television docudrama 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. The Missiles of October introduced William Devane as President John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The teleplay was originally broadcast by ABC-TV on Wednesday, December 18, 1974. The script was based on Robert Kennedy's posthumously-published 1969 book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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