DVD 145 mins IMDB
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Thirteen Days
New Line Home Entertainment (2000)
In Collection
#91

Seen It:
Yes
War, Thriller
USA  /  English

Kevin Costner Kenny O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood President John F. Kennedy
Dylan Baker Robert McNamara
Len Cariou Dean Acheson
Ed Lauter Lt. Gen. Marshall Carter
Steven Culp Atty. Gen Robert F. Kennedy
Michael Fairman Adlai Stevenson
Henry Strozier Dean Rusk
Frank Wood McGeorge Bundy
Kevin Conway Gen. Curtis LeMay
Tim Kelleher Ted Sorensen
Drake Cook Mark O'Donnell
Lucinda Jenney Helen O'Donnell
Caitlin Wachs Kathy O'Donnell
Jon Foster Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.

Director Roger Donaldson
Producer Armyan Bernstein; Kevin Costner
Writer Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow
Cinematography Andrzej Bartkowiak; Roger Deakins; Christopher Duddy
Musician Trevor Jones

The movie "Thirteen Days" is about the Cuban missile crisis. It is told from the point of view of Special Assistant to The President Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner). This movie covers the entire plot, but does not provide much of a political or historical context. It shows how President Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) covered up the situation at the beginning while he prepared a response, and then, unlike other presidents told America exactly what was going on. The movie reveals how Kennedy took an unprecedented amount of control over the armed forces. The top generals wanted to go to war with Cuba, and Kennedy went around them and prevented armed conflict with delicate control.

Edition Details
Distributor New Line Home Video
Barcode 794043520228
Region Region 1
Release Date 7/10/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Historical Figures Commentary: Featuring archival audio of John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and newly created interviews of Pierre Salinger, Sergei Khrushchev and many others Documentary: Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis features film footage from the era with newly created interviews covering U.S./Soviet relations from post-WWII Europe through the end of the crisis Historical Figures Biographical Gallery: Video Biographies of key figures involved in the crisis, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro and many others Historical Information Track: Subtitle track featuring information on the crisis Filmmaker Commentary featuring Director Roger Donaldson, Kevin Costner and others Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary Documentary: Bringing History to the Silver Screen Visual Effects Scene Deconstructions - Multi-angle features Cast and Crew Filmographies DVD-ROM Features: Script-to-Screen Access to the Film Link to Original Website Exclusive Access to on-line infinifilm features