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Thirteen Days

Name: Thirteen Days
Genre: Docudrama
Released: 2000-12-25
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 7.3

2000145 minENIMDb 7.3/10 · 63.9K votes

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.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

16.10.1962 → 28.10.1962

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 3/5.

Historical relation: Direct Depiction
Historical accuracy: 4/5
Periods: 1
Events: 1
People: 3
Places: 1

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Curated watch paths1

Cold WarFrom divided Europe and Korea to nuclear brinkmanship, decolonization, dissent and 1989.→

Historical periods1

Cold WarSetting · Period

Global geopolitical rivalry and ideological competition centered on the United States and Soviet Union from the postwar era to the breakup of the USSR.

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Events1

Cuban Missile CrisisPrimary Subject · Diplomatic Crisis

U.S. and Soviet leaders confronted nuclear escalation after discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba.

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People3

John F. KennedyMajor Character · Historical

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Kenneth O'DonnellMain Subject · Historical

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Robert F. KennedyMajor Character · Historical

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