Thirteen Days backdrop

Thirteen Days 2000 Directed by Roger Donaldson

You'll never believe how close we came.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Russian , Spanish
Gneres History , Thriller
Production Companies New Line Cinema , Beacon Pictures
Budget $80,000,000
Revenue $34,566,746
Release Date 25 December 2000
145 mins
Cast
Kevin Costner Kenneth O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood John F. Kennedy
Steven Culp Robert F. Kennedy
Dylan Baker Robert McNamara
Michael Fairman Adlai Stevenson
Henry Strozier Dean Rusk
Frank Wood McGeorge Bundy
Kevin Conway Gen. Curtis LeMay
Tim Kelleher Ted Sorensen
Len Cariou Dean Acheson
Bill Smitrovich Gen. Maxwell Taylor
Shawn Driscoll U-2 Pilot
Drake Cook Mark O'Donnell
Stephanie Romanov Jacqueline Kennedy
Lucinda Jenney Helen O'Donnell
Caitlin Wachs Kathy O'Donnell
Jon Foster Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.
Matthew Dunn Kevin O'Donnell
Kevin O'Donnell NPIC Photo Interpreter
Janet Coleman Evelyn Lincoln
Dakin Matthews Arthur Lundahl
Liz Sinclair Kenny's Assistant #1
Colette O'Connell Kenny's Assistant #2
Karen Ludwig Operator Margaret
Audrey Rapoport White House Operator #1
Marliese Schneider White House Operator #2
Ed Lauter Gen. Marshall Carter
Walter Adrian Lyndon Johnson
James Karen George Ball
Dan Ziskie Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney
Peter White John McCone
Kelly Connell Pierre Salinger
Olek Krupa Andrei Gromyko
Ilya Baskin Anotoly Dobrinyn
Timothy Jerome Journalist
Jack McGee Richard J. Daley
John Aylward Orville Dryfoos
Madison Mason Adm. George Anderson
Vivien Straus White House Aide
Christopher Lawford Cmdr. William B. Ecker
David O'Donnell Lt. Bruce Wilhemy
Gene Del Bianco Petty Officer
Benjamin Koldyke RF-8 Pilot
Daniel Vergara OAS Secretary General José A. Mora
Ruben Moreno Argentine Diplomat
Thomas Roberts Sonar Operator
Sean Bergin Chief Sonarman
Alan Francis Sullivan Executive Officer of USS Pierce
Robert Munstis Radio Room Operator #1
Michael Gaston Captain of USS Pierce
Joseph Repoff Radio Room Operator #2
J. Tucker Smith Captain of USS Kennedy
Chris Henry Coffey Officer of Destroyer
Oleg Vidov Valerian Zorin
Radu Gavor Romanian Delegate
Zitto Kazann Chilean Delegate
Alex Veadov Radio Room Operator #3
Jack Blessing John Scali
Tom Everett Walter Sheridan
Karl Makinen Young FBI Agent
Boris Lee Krutonog Alexander Fomin
Charles Esten Maj. Rudolf Anderson
Charles Barrett Air Force NCO
Darryl Smith Football Coach
Allan Graf Football Referee
Robert Miranda RFK's Driver
Todd Sible RFK's Staffer
Marya Kazakova Soviet Woman
Cliff Fleming Aerial Coordinator
Michael R. Bowman Aide to JFK (uncredited)
Greg Bronson Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ryder Davis Boy Scout (uncredited)
Roger Ferreira Army Lieutenant General (uncredited)
Armen Garo Crewman on Freighter (uncredited)
Gilley Grey Air Force Pilot (uncredited)
Phil Hawn UN Administrator (uncredited)
Rick Kain Carpenter (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steven Koller White House Staff (uncredited)
Pramod Kumar U Thant (uncredited)
Richard Rossi Reporter (uncredited)
Larry Strauss Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon (uncredited)
Brad Yoder Sorensen's Assistant (uncredited)