13 days, Kevin Kostner movie
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" Thirteen days"
The movie "Thirteen days" is a story about the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when the world almost came to a nuclear war disaster. Shown through the eyes of presidential advisor Kenneth P. O'Donnell, we see the inner workings of President John F. Kennedy and his closest advisors as they try to find the best way to end a potentially devastating showdown with the U.S.S.R.
In October of 1962, the U.S., during a regular mission photographing Cuba, spotted a missile buildup by the Russians in order to balance the US missile presence in Turkey, which was too close and dangerous for the Soviet Union...