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Thirteen Days

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.

20002h 25mPG-13History, Thriller

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About Thirteen Days

Directors
Roger Donaldson
Cast
Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Michael Fairman, Henry Strozier
Genres
History, Thriller
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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