Story :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.
Cast
Kevin CostnerKenneth O'Donnell
Bruce GreenwoodJohn F. Kennedy
Steven CulpRobert F. Kennedy
Dylan BakerRobert McNamara
Michael FairmanAdlai Stevenson
Henry StrozierDean Rusk
Frank WoodMcGeorge Bundy
Kevin ConwayGen. Curtis LeMay
Tim KelleherTed Sorensen
Len CariouDean Acheson
Bill SmitrovichGen. Maxwell Taylor
Shawn DriscollU-2 Pilot
Drake CookMark O'Donnell
Stephanie RomanovJacqueline Kennedy
Lucinda JenneyHelen O'Donnell
Caitlin WachsKathy O'Donnell
Jon FosterKenny O'Donnell, Jr.
Matthew DunnKevin O'Donnell
Kevin O'DonnellNPIC Photo Interpreter
Janet ColemanEvelyn Lincoln
Bruce ThomasFloyd
Dakin MatthewsArthur Lundahl
Liz SinclairKenny's Assistant #1
Colette O'ConnellKenny's Assistant #2
Karen LudwigOperator Margaret
Audrey RapoportWhite House Operator #1
Marliese SchneiderWhite House Operator #2
Ed LauterGen. Marshall Carter
Walter AdrianLyndon Johnson
James KarenGeorge Ball
Dan ZiskieGen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney
Peter WhiteJohn McCone
Kelly ConnellPierre Salinger
Olek KrupaAndrei Gromyko
Elya BaskinAnotoly Dobrinyn
Timothy JeromeJournalist
Jack McGeeRichard J. Daley
Lamar SmithAide
John AylwardOrville Dryfoos
Madison MasonAdm. George Anderson
Vivien StrausWhite House Aide
Christopher LawfordCmdr. William B. Ecker
David O'DonnellLt. Bruce Wilhemy
Gene Del BiancoPetty Officer
Benjamin KoldykeRF-8 Pilot
Daniel VergaraOAS Secretary General José A. Mora
Ruben MorenoArgentine Diplomat
Thomas RobertsSonar Operator
Sean BerginChief Sonarman
Alan Francis SullivanExecutive Officer of USS Pierce
Robert MunstisRadio Room Operator #1
Michael GastonCaptain of USS Pierce
Joseph RepoffRadio Room Operator #2
J. Tucker SmithCaptain of USS Kennedy
Chris Henry CoffeyOfficer of Destroyer
Oleg VidovValerian Zorin
Radu GavorRomanian Delegate
Zitto KazannChilean Delegate
Alex VeadovRadio Room Operator #3
Jack BlessingJohn Scali
Tom EverettWalter Sheridan
Karl MakinenYoung FBI Agent
Boris Lee KrutonogAlexander Fomin
Charles EstenMaj. Rudolf Anderson
Charles BarrettAir Force NCO
Darryl SmithFootball Coach
Allan GrafFootball Referee
Robert MirandaRFK's Driver
Todd SibleRFK's Staffer
Marya KazakovaSoviet Woman
Cliff FlemingAerial Coordinator
Craig HoskingPilot
Michael R. BowmanAide to JFK (uncredited)
Greg BronsonSecret Service Agent (uncredited)
Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ryder DavisBoy Scout (uncredited)
Roger FerreiraArmy Lieutenant General (uncredited)
Armen GaroCrewman on Freighter (uncredited)
Gilley GreyAir Force Pilot (uncredited)
Phil HawnUN Administrator (uncredited)
Rick KainCarpenter (uncredited)
John F. KennedySelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steven KollerWhite House Staff (uncredited)
Pramod KumarU Thant (uncredited)
Richard RossiReporter (uncredited)
Larry StraussTreasury Secretary Douglas Dillon (uncredited)