Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

145 mins | Thriller, History | Dec. 25, 2000

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.

Thirteen Days

145 mins | Thriller, History | Dec. 25, 2000

Thirteen Days
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers New Line Cinema, Tig Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Beacon Communications, Buena Vista International, Beacon Pictures
Original title Thirteen Days
Directors Deirdre Horgan, Roger Donaldson
Writers Ernest R. May, David Self

Cast

Kevin Costner

as Kenneth O'Donnell

Bruce Greenwood

as John F. Kennedy

Steven Culp

as Robert F. Kennedy

Dylan Baker

as Robert McNamara

Michael Fairman

as Adlai Stevenson

Henry Strozier

as Dean Rusk

Frank Wood

as McGeorge Bundy

Kevin Conway

as Gen. Curtis LeMay

Tim Kelleher

as Ted Sorensen

Len Cariou

as Dean Acheson

Bill Smitrovich

as Gen. Maxwell Taylor

Shawn Driscoll

as U-2 Pilot

Drake Cook

as Mark O'Donnell

Stephanie Romanov

as Jacqueline Kennedy

Lucinda Jenney

as Helen O'Donnell

Caitlin Wachs

as Kathy O'Donnell

Jon Foster

as Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.

Matthew Dunn

as Kevin O'Donnell

Kevin O'Donnell

as NPIC Photo Interpreter

Janet Coleman

as Evelyn Lincoln

Bruce Thomas

as Floyd

Dakin Matthews

as Arthur Lundahl

Liz Sinclair

as Kenny's Assistant #1

Colette O'Connell

as Kenny's Assistant #2

Karen Ludwig

as Operator Margaret

Audrey Rapoport

as White House Operator #1

Marliese Schneider

as White House Operator #2

Ed Lauter

as Gen. Marshall Carter

Walter Adrian

as Lyndon Johnson

James Karen

as George Ball

Dan Ziskie

as Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney

Peter White

as John McCone

Kelly Connell

as Pierre Salinger

Olek Krupa

as Andrei Gromyko

Elya Baskin

as Anotoly Dobrinyn

Timothy Jerome

as Journalist

Jack McGee

as Richard J. Daley

Lamar Smith

as Aide

John Aylward

as Orville Dryfoos

Madison Mason

as Adm. George Anderson

Vivien Straus

as White House Aide

Christopher Lawford

as Cmdr. William B. Ecker

David O'Donnell

as Lt. Bruce Wilhemy

Gene Del Bianco

as Petty Officer

Benjamin Koldyke

as RF-8 Pilot

Daniel Vergara

as OAS Secretary General José A. Mora

Ruben Moreno

as Argentine Diplomat

Thomas Roberts

as Sonar Operator

Sean Bergin

as Chief Sonarman

Alan Francis Sullivan

as Executive Officer of USS Pierce

Robert Munstis

as Radio Room Operator #1

Michael Gaston

as Captain of USS Pierce

Joseph Repoff

as Radio Room Operator #2

J. Tucker Smith

as Captain of USS Kennedy

Chris Henry Coffey

as Officer of Destroyer

Oleg Vidov

as Valerian Zorin

Radu Gavor

as Romanian Delegate

Zitto Kazann

as Chilean Delegate

Alex Veadov

as Radio Room Operator #3

Jack Blessing

as John Scali

Tom Everett

as Walter Sheridan

Karl Makinen

as Young FBI Agent

Boris Lee Krutonog

as Alexander Fomin

Charles Esten

as Maj. Rudolf Anderson

Charles Barrett

as Air Force NCO

Darryl Smith

as Football Coach

Allan Graf

as Football Referee

Robert Miranda

as RFK's Driver

Todd Sible

as RFK's Staffer

Marya Kazakova

as Soviet Woman

Cliff Fleming

as Aerial Coordinator

Craig Hosking

as Pilot

Michael R. Bowman

as Aide to JFK (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

as Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ryder Davis

as Boy Scout (uncredited)

Roger Ferreira

as Army Lieutenant General (uncredited)

Armen Garo

as Crewman on Freighter (uncredited)

Gilley Grey

as Air Force Pilot (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

as UN Administrator (uncredited)

Ted Hollis

as OAS Delegate (uncredited)

Rick Kain

as Carpenter (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Steven Koller

as White House Staff (uncredited)

Pramod Kumar

as U Thant (uncredited)

Richard Rossi

as Reporter (uncredited)

Larry Strauss

as Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon (uncredited)

Brad Yoder

as Sorensen's Assistant (uncredited)