Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

  • Director: Roger Donaldson
  • Writer: David Self,Ernest R. May,Philip D. Zelikow
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Russian, Spanish, Romanian
  • Release date: January 12, 2001
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 13 Days
  • "Thirteen Days" is a feature film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood . It was released in the United States on December 19, 2000.
    The film tells the story of President Kennedy's successful handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis in just 13 days with the help of Kony O'Donnell, Robert Kennedy and others   .

    Details

    • Release date January 12, 2001
    • Filming locations Philippines
    • Production companies New Line Cinema, Beacon Communications, Beacon Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $80,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $34,592,089

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $46,668

    Gross worldwide

    $66,579,890

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cathy 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      The art of walking on a tightrope

      The movie "Thirteen Days" condenses the 13-day Cuban missile crisis into two hours, telling the story of the White House crisis caused by the deployment of nuclear missiles by the Soviet Union in Cuba. Fang fought his wits and courage, and effectively and successfully carried out crisis management, thus avoiding a story of an imminent global nuclear war, and showing the concepts of faith, justice, mission, trust, and responsibility.

      The real trigger for the Cuban missile crisis was the...

    • By Christiana 2022-03-24 09:02:18

      Prisoner's Dilemma

      This movie was recommended by the teacher when he introduced the term Prisoner's Dilemma in the first semester of his sophomore year.
             In political science, the arms race between two countries can be described by the "prisoner's dilemma". Both countries have two options: increase their arms (betrayal), or reach an arms reduction agreement (cooperation). In the absence of contact, neither country can be sure that the other will abide by the agreement, so both countries will eventually...

    • By Oma 2022-03-24 09:02:18

      Shocking Thirteen Days Film Review

      The film mainly tells the whole story of the Kennedy administration's handling of the Cuban missile crisis in the context of the Cold War. It was mainly caused by the Soviet Union's deployment of missiles in Cuba and the United States' insistence on removing the missiles. A confrontation is over, a world war is almost on the verge of breaking out, and mankind is unprecedentedly close to the brink of being destroyed by a nuclear bomb, but it ends with mutual compromise between the two sides. The...

    • By Guillermo 2022-03-23 09:02:15

      A call for peace and responsibility

      The movie "Thirteen Days" tells the story of the White House crisis caused by the Soviet Union's deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. Through the calm and calm response of US President Kennedy, he fought wits and courage with the Soviet Union and the White House to effectively and successfully deal with the crisis, thus avoiding a crisis. The story of a looming global nuclear war. This film has rich and profound connotations, showing the concepts of peace, faith, justice, mission, trust, and...

    • By Ona 2022-03-23 09:02:15

      The sea is vast and my ship is so small

      Most of the feeling during the Cold War was confrontation, but I did not expect that human beings were so close to nuclear war.

      The United States has always advocated that the affairs of the Americas should be settled by the Americans, and the United States is actually the monarch of this continent. Now that the Soviet Union wants to install missiles in the backyard, the United States naturally reacts strongly. Around Cuba, the two major powers are in a fierce competition. Although...

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    • By Greta 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      It's too long, and finally I can't watch...

    • By Rosario 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Americans headed by Hollywood have always had missiles to attack the United States. The fact is that the 911 they brought in a year later was not a missile but a...

    • By Ryley 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Very exciting, compact and tense straight-line...

    • By Kacey 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The screenwriter's contribution to being able to tell the known endings to...

    • By Eriberto 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      See how big men make crucial...

    Movie plot

    In mid-October 1962, when US intelligence officials in Washington were conducting routine intelligence data analysis, they discovered problems in photos taken by U-2 planes flying over Cuba. They confirmed that the Soviet Union was building a base in San Cristóbal, southwest of the Cuban capital of Havana. Missiles launched from these bases can hit most important American cities from Lima, Peru to Hudson Bay, Canada. When the news...
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    Evaluation action

    As a political film reflecting the Cuban missile crisis, director Roger Donaldson used a combination of documentary and drama to reproduce the most dangerous scene of the US-Soviet nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. The atmosphere of the film is tense and suspense is constant. The grand scene depicting the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union by sea, land and air in the film exaggerated and strengthened...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kenny O'Donnell: How do you become the KGB top spy in the United States?

      Walter Sheridan: You gotta know someone.

      Kenny O'Donnell: [nods] You gotta know someone.

    • Kenny O'Donnell: [calling from the FBI office] They know each other, Jack - Khruschev and Fomin were war buddies.

      President Kennedy: You sure?

      Kenny O'Donnell: Don't take it to court, but we've got good circumstantial evidence.

      President Kennedy: Well, you're there - I mean, what's your instinct? I gotta move on this.

      Kenny O'Donnell: [pause] My gut's telling me that Khruschev's turning to a trusted old friend to carry his message.

      President Kennedy: Ok - we're going.

    • Alexander Fomin: So I understand you correctly, if the missiles in Cuba were dismantled - returned to the Soviet Union - and a guarantee was made not to reintroduce them, the United States would be prepared to guarantee that it would never invade Cuba.

      John Scali: That is correct.

      Alexander Fomin: And this is from the highest authority?

      John Scali: Yes - *the* highest authority. There are two conditions. The UN must be allowed to inspect the removal of the missiles.

      Alexander Fomin: Of course, the UN must also be allowed to observe the redeployment of forces from the American Southeast.

      John Scali: I can't speak to that.

      [Fomin smirks]

      Alexander Fomin: What's the second condition, John?

      John Scali: Time is of the essence.

      Alexander Fomin: How much time?

      John Scali: Forty-eight hours. In forty-eight hours, there can be no deals.