Thirteen Days

Roger Donaldson
2000-12-25

You'll never believe how close we came.
7.026
145 min

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.

Cast

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