Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs

Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs 2002 Directed by Jane Armstrong

Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a military base in Cuba, the two nations engaged in a tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict, and viewers get a look inside their subs and the U.S. war room.

Country USA

Production Countries Cuba , USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 1 January 2002

Cast

Capt. Nikolai Shumkov Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

Capt. Ryurik Ketov Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov

Theodore Sorensen Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President

Dino A. Brugioni Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst

Robert McNamara Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

Rudolph Rump Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy

Capt. Charles Rozier Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil

Capt. Alexi Dubivko Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko

Robert J. Tavenor Chief Petty Officer

Mike Vardy Ketov (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Jane Armstrong

Writer

David Bedard

Music

Christopher Dedrick