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Thirteen Days poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.1 / 100
2000·Drama / History / Thriller·2h 25m

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.

Above the Line
Roger Donaldson·DirectorDavid Self·ScreenplayErnest R. May·BookAndrzej Bartkowiak·Director of PhotographyTrevor Jones·Original Music ComposerConrad Buff IV·Editor
Cast
Kevin Costner·Kenneth O'DonnellBruce Greenwood·John F. KennedySteven Culp·Robert F. KennedyDylan Baker·Robert McNamaraMichael Fairman·Adlai StevensonHenry Strozier·Dean RuskFrank Wood·McGeorge BundyKevin Conway·Gen. Curtis LeMayTim Kelleher·Ted SorensenLen Cariou·Dean Acheson
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Roger Donaldson·DirectorDeirdre Horgan·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
David Self·ScreenplayErnest R. May·Book
Camera· 2
Andrzej Bartkowiak·Director of PhotographyBen Glass·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Conrad Buff IV·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Trevor Jones·Original Music ComposerWade Wilson·Sound EditorSteven D. Williams·Supervising Sound EditorGeoffrey G. Rubay·Sound Effects EditorAnn Scibelli·Sound Effects EditorDavid E. Fluhr·Sound Re-Recording MixerRichard Bryce Goodman·Production Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 4
J. Dennis Washington·Production DesignIsis Mussenden·Costume DesignDenise Pizzini·Set DecorationFrancisco X. Pérez·Makeup Department Head
Production· 9
Kevin Costner·ProducerThomas A. Bliss·Executive ProducerPeter O. Almond·ProducerArmyan Bernstein·ProducerMarc Abraham·Executive ProducerLope V. Juban Jr.·ProducerIlona Herzberg·Executive ProducerMichael De Luca·Executive ProducerPaul Deason·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Gary Archer·ProstheticsAllan Graf·Stunt CoordinatorToni-Ann Walker·Hair Department Head
By the Numbers
69.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
83%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$67M
ROI -17%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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