Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on. 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. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie. Hallmark hall of fame had many fine presentations, and the missiles of october was one. What the world didnt know, will be presented wednesday, oct. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile. Missiles of october documentary to be shown lexleader.
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. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara. The missiles of october gave the us general public its first look behind the scenes at the inner workings, disagreements, and ultimate consensus of kennedys administration to blockade cuba, rather than attempt to invade to dislodge the justdiscovered, only partially completed soviet nuclear missile emplacements in cuba. The more recent thirteen days 2000 was based on the kennedy tapes. The missiles of october tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The writing is well done and the dialogue and characterization keep you. The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence of the united states on their withdrawal. Without becoming didactic, the missiles of october does an outstanding job of presenting many points of view on the cuban missile crisis. The film is an adaptation of tom clancys 1984 bestselling novel of the same name. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern laguna. Coleman o n 17 november 1962 the director of the u. Depending upon prevailing order volumes, completed lushan missiles will take slightly longer than fathead missiles. A cartoon depicting kennedy and khrushchev at loggerheads during the cuban missile crisis.
The missiles of november,december,january, february. 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. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of october, days deeply etched into. Even though the crisis, in my view, was perfectly rehearsed plays by the soviet union. Based partly on kennedys book thirteen days, the film recounts the days in. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york. The blogger otherwise known as the scientist gone wordy and i return for another round in this parallel post thingy of ours. On october 1, 2018, iran fired up to two qiam1 missiles in an attack on islamic state targets in al bukamal, syria. Overview of missiles of october, the, 1974, directed by anthony page, with robert p lieb, dana elcar, richard eastham, at turner classic movies. Within two months, not a trace remained of the missiles of october. Feb 10, 2012 san juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. Most of what you know about the cuban missile crisis is.
Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. 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. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern laguna beach. 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. Central intelligence agency cia, john mccone, met in a secure room at dulles airport with president john f.
Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. According to reports, iran launched six ballistic missiles from a base in kermanshah province. 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. Their tawdry perversions of fact have done much to make thoughtful. The missiles of october wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. Inside the white house during the cuban missile crisis by ernest may and philip zelikow. San juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. The missiles of october missiles and the crisis on television by. 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.
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. However, given the title we agreed to take on this month, some confusion arose regarding the movie portion of this book film adaptation series. 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. A viewing and discussion of the documentary film, the missiles of october. 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. 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. The film thirteen days 2001 is more interesting than this film. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at t. Kennedys book, thirteen days, this film profiles the kennedy administrations actions during the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy gives a speech in which he says there is no such thing as a permanent enemy. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york times. 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 2h 30min drama, history, thriller tv movie 18 december 1974 in october 1962, the kennedy administration struggles to contain the cuban missile crisis.
The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew moviefone. One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. Just having the trailer is stupid when the entire tv movie was once here. The missiles of october letterboxd your life in film. 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. The missiles of october missiles and the crisis on. It is the first installment of the jack ryan film series the story is set during the late cold war. 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. Please note completed arrows and bolts typically have a lead time due to the builttoorder and laborintensive nature of the product.
Laurence rosenthal the missiles of october 1974 trailer. With foundations sunk 60 feet into the ground, its frame of stressed stainless steel is built to withstand both. The above video is of the speech that president kennedy gave fiftyfive years ago on october 22, 1962. Oct 22, 2017 the world came very close to nuclear war just over half a century back. 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. Soviet premier nikita khrushchev in placing nuclear missiles in cuba brought the world to the brink. Annals of national security about the legitimacy of the recent tomahawk bombing of the al shifa. The problem of acceptable risk in the cuban missile crisis settlement david g. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort.
Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on dvd and bluray. Missiles of october at the marine room tavern, laguna beach, california. 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. 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. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. 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. Three key actors in this film went on the play an american president elsewhere. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of. Anthony page, the director, shot the missiles of october not on film but. Martin sheen played the fictional american president josiah bartlett in the west wing 1999.
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