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The Missiles of October

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Plot

The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban missile crisis. The title evokes the book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps among the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the First World War. The teleplay introduced William Devane as John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The script is based on Robert Kennedy's book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cast

William Devane as John F. Kennedy - US President
William Devane

as John F. Kennedy - US President

Ralph Bellamy as Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN
Ralph Bellamy

as Adlai Stevenson - US Ambassador to UN

Howard Da Silva as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
Howard Da Silva

as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

James Hong as U Thant - U.N. Secretary-General
James Hong

as U Thant - U.N. Secretary-General

Martin Sheen as Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Sheen

as Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 18, 1974

Last Aired Date

  • September 18, 1974

Production Companies

    Type

    • Miniseries

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 2

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