The Missiles of October (1974): Cast
The Missiles of October is a 1974 drama directed by Anthony Page, starring Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, William Devane and James Hong. It runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 30m (150 min)
- Director
- Anthony Page
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Missiles of October About?
The premise of The Missiles of October without spoilers.
A sweeping docudrama of the Cuban Missile Crisis, drawing heavily from Robert F. Kennedy’s memoir “Thirteen Days.” The film follows the Kennedy administration’s careful deliberations and decisive actions as the world edged toward nuclear war, presenting a detailed view of the political and military moves that averted catastrophe.
The Missiles of October Themes & Keywords
· 41 tags- cuban missile crisis
- u.s. attorney general
- attorney general
- president
- cold war era
- armed forces
- year 1962
- politics
- nuclear threat
- united nations
- political crisis
- diplomat
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- nuclear weapons
- diplomacy
- cold war
- based on book
- soldier
- the white house washington d.c.
- john f. kennedy character
- robert f. kennedy character
- adlai stevenson character
- john mccone character
- dean acheson character
- dean rusk character
- mcgeorge bundy character
- robert mcnamara character
- ted sorensen character
- richard russell character
- kenneth o'donnell character
- pierre salinger character
- andrei gromyko character
- anatoly dobrynin character
- nikita khrushchev character
- u thant character
- charles de gaulle character
- curtis lemay character
- maxwell taylor character
- missile
- risk
- month in title
- mushroom cloud
The Missiles of October Cast & Characters
Martin Sheen leads the cast as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, with William Devane as President John F. Kennedy and James Hong as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant. Directed by Anthony Page; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Anthony Page
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Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy -
William Devane as President John F. Kennedy -
James Hong as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant -
Ralph Bellamy as U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
Also Starring in The Missiles of October
· 12 more- Peter Donat David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to U.S.
- John Dehner Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
- Andrew Duggan Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Army Chief of Staff
- Howard Da Silva Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
- Charles Cyphers Press Photographer
- James T. Callahan David Powers, Special Assistant to the President
- Francis De Sales Senator
- Keene Curtis John McCone, Director CIA
- Robert P. Lieb Gen. Curtis LeMay - Air Force Chief of Staff
- Richard Eastham Gen. David M. Shoup, USMC Commandant
- Clifford David Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel
- Peter Canon Admiral's Aide
More from Anthony Page
More films directed by Anthony Page, best-rated first: The Lady Vanishes, My Zinc Bed, Absolute Hell and Chernobyl: The Final Warning.
The Missiles of October Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Missiles of October.
The Missiles of October Also Known As
Also known as “Mísseis de Outubro”.
- Also known as
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- Mísseis de Outubro
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Movies Like The Missiles of October
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Thirteen Days, Kennedy and Action : The October Crisis of 1970.
The Missiles of October FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Missiles of October, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Missiles of October?
The Missiles of October runs 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
When was The Missiles of October released?
The Missiles of October was released on December 18, 1974.
Who directed The Missiles of October?
The Missiles of October was directed by Anthony Page.
More films by Anthony Page Who is in the cast of The Missiles of October?
The Missiles of October stars Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, William Devane as President John F. Kennedy and James Hong as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant, among 16 credited actors.
Does The Missiles of October have a post-credit scene?
No. The Missiles of October has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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