Feb 10, 2012 san juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. The missiles of october 1974 this film examines the talks and bargaining between major leaders, in both the united states and the soviet union, during the cuban missile crisis. Depending upon prevailing order volumes, completed lushan missiles will take slightly longer than fathead missiles. The cuban missile crisis comes to a close as soviet leader nikita khrushchev agrees to remove russian missiles from cuba in exchange for a promise from the united states to. Hallmark hall of fame had many fine presentations, and the missiles of october was one. The missiles of october wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Just having the trailer is stupid when the entire tv movie was once here. But the rotten barrel of docudrama also contains a few good apples, and one of them, the missiles of october, deserves to be celebrated this week, a halfcentury after the cuban missile crisis. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. Three key actors in this film went on the play an american president elsewhere.
The missiles of october missiles and the crisis on. Soviet premier nikita khrushchev in placing nuclear missiles in cuba brought the world to the brink. Anthony page, the director, shot the missiles of october not on film but. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Most historians agree that the world has never come closer to nuclear war than it did during a thirteenday period in october 1962, after the revelation that the soviet union had stationed several mediumrange ballistic missiles in cuba. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray. According to reports, iran launched six ballistic missiles from a base in kermanshah province. Based partly on kennedys book thirteen days, the film recounts the days in. The missiles of november,december,january, february. Oct 22, 2017 the world came very close to nuclear war just over half a century back. The missiles of october letterboxd your life in film. A cartoon depicting kennedy and khrushchev at loggerheads during the cuban missile crisis.
On october 1, 2018, iran fired up to two qiam1 missiles in an attack on islamic state targets in al bukamal, syria. The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew moviefone. Goofs during the debates in the white house, it is mentioned what type of aircraft should replace or augment the u2 to make reconnaissance flights. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern laguna beach. Laurence rosenthal the missiles of october 1974 trailer. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york times. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Martin sheen played the fictional american president josiah bartlett in the west wing 1999. Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort. The missiles of october is long and very old looking as tv movie from the 70s but it is excellent, and the cuban missile crisis is always worth seeing entertainment on film.
Without becoming didactic, the missiles of october does an outstanding job of presenting many points of view on the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy gives a speech in which he says there is no such thing as a permanent enemy. October 16, relying on analysis of the higherresolution maincamera film on monday evening, the defense intelligence agency dia informed the pentagon that the october 14 u2 flight revealed cylindrical objects that equated to 700 or 1100 nautical mile ballistic missiles in the pinar del rio area west of havana 10. Even though the crisis, in my view, was perfectly rehearsed plays by the soviet union. The other missiles of october philip nash university of.
Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at t. Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on dvd and bluray. The missiles of october 2h 30min drama, history, thriller tv movie 18 december 1974 in october 1962, the kennedy administration struggles to contain the cuban missile crisis. With foundations sunk 60 feet into the ground, its frame of stressed stainless steel is built to withstand both. This film is very long, unnecessarily long at 2 and 12 hours. The missiles of october are a tv classic, portraying the actions and reactions of the kennedy brothers and their inner circle during their 1962 dealings with the soviet union over the ussrs clandestine placement of missiles in cuba. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern laguna. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and miscalculation and overreaction both john and robert kennedys. Oct 23, 2019 the cuban missile crisis comes to a close as soviet leader nikita khrushchev agrees to remove russian missiles from cuba in exchange for a promise from the united states to respect cubas. On october 14th 1962, an american u2 spy plane completed a relatively routine run over the island of cuba, taking reconnaissance photographs see picture from an altitude of 12 miles. The film is an adaptation of tom clancys 1984 bestselling novel of the same name.
San juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of. The above video is of the speech that president kennedy gave fiftyfive years ago on october 22, 1962. The more recent thirteen days 2000 was based on the kennedy tapes. He draws on newly declassified material from the national security archive, but there is less new here than advertised. Annals of national security about the legitimacy of the recent tomahawk bombing of the al shifa. Within two months, not a trace remained of the missiles of october. Most of what you know about the cuban missile crisis is.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the missiles of october near you. The missiles of october is a wellwritten film, strongly performed by a talented cast devanes performance has been lauded by many as the. Kennedys book, thirteen days, this film profiles the kennedy administrations actions during the cuban missile crisis. Please note completed arrows and bolts typically have a lead time due to the builttoorder and laborintensive nature of the product. It is the first installment of the jack ryan film series the story is set during the late cold war. The film thirteen days 2001 is more interesting than this film. A viewing and discussion of the documentary film, the missiles of october.
For those too young to relate directly to the timeless urgency of the crisis that played out over days in october 1962, thirteen days joins the classic tv treatment the missiles of october 1973 as an intense and thoughtprovoking study of leadership under pressure. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the first world war. One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. When we began to look into this, it was discovered the adaptation of this work was the tv movie broadcast from 1974, the missiles of october. Central intelligence agency cia, john mccone, met in a secure room at dulles airport with president john f. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern, laguna beach, california. What the world didnt know, will be presented wednesday, oct. However, given the title we agreed to take on this month, some confusion arose regarding the movie portion of this book film adaptation series. Their tawdry perversions of fact have done much to make thoughtful.
The missiles of october missiles and the crisis on television by. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york. The hunt for red october is a 1990 american submarine spythriller film directed by john mctiernan, produced by mace neufeld, and starring sean connery, alec baldwin, scott glenn, james earl jones, and sam neill. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. Coleman o n 17 november 1962 the director of the u. The result, played out through the month of october, was the most serious foreign policy crisis of the kennedy white houseindeed, probably the most serious foreign policy crisis in the history of the cold war. The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew this film examines the talks and bargaining between major leaders, in both the united states and the soviet union, during the cuban missile crisis. The missiles of october tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On october 15, 1962, the national photographic intelligence center confirmed that secret reconnaissance photographs from an american u2 spy plane flight the day before were finally able to definitively prove the suspicion that soviet mediumrange and intermediaterange ballistic missiles capable of hitting atlanta, the midwest, washington, dc. Overview of missiles of october, the, 1974, directed by anthony page, with robert p lieb, dana elcar, richard eastham, at turner classic movies.
The problem of acceptable risk in the cuban missile crisis settlement david g. The writing is well done and the dialogue and characterization keep you. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of october, days deeply etched into. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest may and philip zelikow. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile. The blogger otherwise known as the scientist gone wordy and i return for another round in this parallel post thingy of ours.
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