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Roger Donaldson (Director), Bruce Greenwood (Actor), Steven Culp (Actor) Rated:
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Genre Drama
Format Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Ernest R. May, Marc Abraham, Dylan Baker, Philip D. Zelikow, Peter O. Almond, Kevin Costner, Armyan Bernstein, David Self, Thomas A. Bliss, Ilona Herzberg, Michael De Luca, Roger Donaldson, Steven Culp, Bruce Greenwood See more
Initial release date 2005-11-15
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Thirteen Days (DVD)

Kevin Costner stars in this inside look at how the Kennedy Administration responded to the discovery of offensive Soviet weapons in Cuba, and the pressurized tug-of-war that ensued between the US and the USSR during the thirteen days of the missile crisis.

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The first DVD released with the "Infinifilm" label, Thirteen Days is the perfect vehicle for the extensive extras loaded on this single disc. If you enable the Infinifilm feature, a pop-up window will appear every few minutes during the film. Select one of the options and you're whisked away for a 30-second to three-minute feature on numerous topics relating to the onscreen action, including documentary footage of the actual events described in the film, cast and crew interviews, a making-of feature on the film, filmographies, deleted scenes, and historical biographies. (All the special features are also available in their entirety in the Special Features area of the disc.) Each segment is labeled with its length, and when the feature is done, you are automatically returned to the same point in the film. It's a nice way to take a second, more in-depth look at the movie. Historians, news broadcasters, and even Khrushchev's son lend their voices to one commentary track, which also includes historic speeches. The other commentary track includes key filmmakers and insights from producer-actor Kevin Costner. The short deconstruction of the jet-flyover special effects is superb, as is the subtitle option that offers historical text about the onscreen action that can be engaged with or without the Infinifilm mode. --Doug Thomas

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.08 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1000032284
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Roger Donaldson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Marc Abraham, Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss, Kevin Costner, Michael De Luca
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Alliance Atlantis
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005J760
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ David Self, Ernest R. May, Philip D. Zelikow
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Terry Lahnstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific film!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
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Great movie! Loved learning even though some may have been fictionalized. Loved all the actors who did a great job. One reviewer didn't like Kevin Costner but I don't agree. Kevin Costner did a great job as that position in the White House most likely had to have a person who could be calm but able to think as well as support. Didn't think there was "hero worship" portrayed as pointed out by that one reviewer. I think that person just doesn't like Kevin Costner. But those who can't do.....criticize!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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This brought back a huge chapter of our history with a wonderful cast and a great production.
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Bud Erler
5.0 out of 5 stars Kennedy’s Leadership
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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Historical reference .
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Mike Powers
4.0 out of 5 stars Thirteen Days of tension and fear...
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2001
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Thirteen days. Thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics stood "eyeball-to-eyeball" in a confrontation that brought the world to the very edge of nuclear war.

The "Cuban Missile Crisis," as history has dubbed this autumnal fortnight, was perhaps the closest humanity has ever come to nuclear annihilation. In the year 2000 - thirty-eight years after humanity's "near death experience" - came a movie that attempts to re-create the tension and fear of the Cuban Missile Crisis. "Thirteen Days," starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, and Dylan Baker, is a well acted, directed, written historical drama that largely succeeds in bringing to life one of the great political crises of the twentieth century.

"Thirteen Days" is a very well written film that largely succeeds in conveying the sense of urgency and palpable tension that existed within the Kennedy administration during these dark days. The film certainly has an air of historical authenticity about it. Screen writer David Self based much of his material on a book entitled "The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis," by Ernest R. May and Philip D. Zelikow. This book contains transcripts of secretly taped conversations that occurred inside the Oval Office and Cabinet Room during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's clearly apparent that many of the scenes in "Thirteen Days" are faithful reproductions of those taped conversations.

Most of the historical events shown in the film - the discovery of the missiles; the decision to impose a naval blockade; the intense efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis are well documented in history. So, it's safe to say that "Thirteen Days" is a reasonably faithful distillation of what actually happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The film may be historically accurate, but how historically objective is it? How well do the filmmakers resist the temptation to put a particular political "spin" on the events depicted in "Thirteen Days?" Here, I think, the film does not fare quite so well.

It's hampered at the outset by virtue of the fact that the entire story is seen through the eyes of President Kennedy's closest political advisor and friend, Kenny O'Donnell (played by Kevin Costner). It's well known that O'Donnell, who died in 1977, practically "hero-worshipped" Kennedy, so it's doubtful that anything he left behind, in the form of speeches, memoirs, or other communications, would have been particularly objective in nature.

There's no mistaking the filmmakers' attempt to paint the nation's senior military leadership as nothing but a bunch of conniving warmongers, however. Generals Taylor and LeMay, and Admiral Anderson, are all painted as virulent opponents of President Kennedy, and conspirators in an overt plot to start a war they desperately want. From what I've read of history, the senior military leaders during the Kennedy administration were extremely competent and always acted in a highly professional manner. So, the film's subtle efforts to portray all military people as connivers and conspirators are inexcusable.

The film's portrayal of John and Robert Kennedy is more sympathetic... and, oddly, more balanced. We see the Kennedys' strengths and weaknesses in equal measure. President Kennedy is seen as a man genuinely desirous of peace, desperately searching for a way to avoid Armageddon. Yet, confronted with a series of life-and-death decisions, he seems at times almost paralyzed by indecisiveness. Robert Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, comes off as idealistic, loyal, smart, competent... and at the same time ruthless, and willing to compromise his ethics for political advantage.

The acting is, for the most part, pretty good. Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp give masterful portrayals of the brothers John and Robert Kennedy respectively. Dylan Baker is excellent as the precise, almost robotic Defense Secretary Robert McNamara; as are Michael Fairman as Adlai Stevenson; Kevin Conway as General Curtis ("bomb `em back to the Stone Age") LeMay; and Bill Smitrovich as General Maxwell Taylor.

Kevin Costner's performance as Kenny O'Donnell is the one major disappointment in this film. His acting problems begin with an absolutely ludicrous Boston "accent," but they don't end there. He imbues his character with the same stiffness, colorlessness, and lifelessness that's typical of all his work. He consistently sounds like he's reading or reciting his lines, not speaking them naturally.

Despite Costner's poor performance and some questions concerning the film's historical objectivity, "Thirteen Days" remains a very good film. It successfully captures the tension and fear that pervaded not only the government, but society as a whole. It opens a window on the tough decision-making required from men untested in the crucible of history. And, it's just plain good old fashioned entertainment to boot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic movie about the Kennedy’s
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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What a great movie…really did a great job of portraying a difficult time in history
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Film based on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023
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Roger Donaldson’s 2000 film, “Thirteen Days,” dramatizes the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Though the title resembles Robert F. Kennedy’s 1969 book, it actually adapts Ernest R. May & Phillip D. Zelikow’s 1997 book, “The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis,” which included more information including recently-declassified facts. The film stars Bruce Greenwood as President John F. Kennedy, Steven Culp as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Kevin Costner as Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell, Dylan Baker as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Michael Fairman as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Adlai Stevenson, Bill Smitrovich as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Maxwell Taylor, Kevin Conway as Chief of Staff of the USAF General Curtis LeMay, Jack Blessing as ABC News correspondent John A. Scali, and many more.

The film focuses on the initial discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba and the subsequent efforts to address this threat to American national security and the concept of mutual nuclear deterrent. Early in the film, Kennedy discusses Barbara W. Tuchman’s 1962 book, “The Guns of August,” which focused on how events prior to World War I snowballed out of control based on a lack of understanding of the new nature of military conflict. In reality, Kennedy was impressed by the book and insisted his cabinet and principal military advisers read it. This film follows some of that format, with various decisions and crises having the potential to snowball or undermine efforts to negotiate for a peaceful resolution. Occasional events are fictionalized and the decision to follow Kenneth O’Donnell as the main character rather than one of the Kennedys is somewhat odd, but generally it covers the historical events faithfully while telling the story without any unnecessary dramatizing as the very fate of the world is on the line.

I initially saw this film in high school when a teacher used clips of it to help the students understand this event and its place in the larger Cold War. Even all these years later, it remains a decent way to introduce the topic for history classes or to help students see the big picture after reading various primary sources. It did not make back its budget, but critical and political reviews are largely positive even as they point out how the film condenses events or assigns actions to other people for dramatic license.
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Tanya Hanton
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality movie. I highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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Excellent quality movie, I highly recommend.
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Robert Wolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic movie historical
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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about a great president & troubled time love it
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Fred Houpt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great drama, not historically accurate
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2022
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I love this film and have watched my copy many times. However, only now that I am coming to the last section of a historical analysis do I realize how inaccurate the film is. I know: don't compare a Hollywood script to a good history book. Well, before I read the history book I was swept away by this excellent movie drama. The book I am comparing the movie to is: 'One hell of a gamble', by Timothy Naftali and Aleksander Fursenko. If you really want to know the accurate nitty gritty details of the Cuban Missile crisis, you cannot find it in this movie. You will need to read a book by historians. That being said, the movie still gives me the shivers because it captures on film just how frightening the events were in October 1962, how close the world came to nuclear war, how utterly mad and insane General Curtis LeMay was and how courageous and wise JFK was.

There has not been a president in US history who has been tried and tested, finding ways to protect his entire nation like no other president has, including FDR. One's respect, admiration and awe for JFK can only be magnified and deepened. He was truly a very great leader and humanity has him to thank.

If one wants to know more about why Khrushchev took the risks he did then you will get a better idea by reading the book. The reasons are hinted at in the movie. Truly, it was an outrageous cold war move on his part and you need to know this: after the crisis passed, the Politburo met and put K on trial, so to speak. They fired him as leader, claiming that his adventurism put the whole nation and the rest of the world at unnecessary peril and risk. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the most frightening few days of the entire 20'th century. Thank God JFK did not listen to LeMay. Thank God he followed safer rules of engagement. And all the while, despite it all, the whole thing could have gone to hell. It could have failed. Thank God that it did not. A great film but not accurate.

****Addendum, additional notes: April 28, 2022
Reading hard cover book "One minute to midnight" by Michael Dobbs. On page 208 we read this: "Contrary to later myth, Kennedy refrained from issuing orders directly to the ships enforcing the blockade. Instead, he used the traditional chain of command, through the secretary of defense and chief of naval operations."

From this it would appear that one more element of the film was enhanced, distorted or made up in order to jolt the already tense drama into higher gear. Great film making, not accurate from historical perspective.
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Jackie H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Based on facts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brillanter Politthriller über die Tage als die Welt am Abgrund stand ' Qualität der Blu-Ray ist TOP
Reviewed in Germany on May 17, 2016
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Mit dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges kommen die fundamentalen Unterschiede zwischen den ehemaligen Alliierten, den USA und der UDSSR immer stärker zum tragen und münden schließlich in einen kalten Krieg zwischen den beiden Supermächten. Als die Amerikaner 1962 erkennen, dass die Russen bereits Mittelstreckenraketen auf Kuba stationieren ist dies für die Amerikaner ein ähnlicher Schock wie der japanische Angriff auf Pearl Harbor. Um den weiteren Aufbau der Raketen zu unterbinden ordnet US-Präsident John F. Kennedy eine Seeblockade an, während bereits russische Schiffe mit weiteren Raketen auf Kuba zusteuern. Es kommt zu einem dramatischen Augenblick in dem Welt den Atem anhält.

Wohl nie stand die Welt näher am Rande eines atomaren Krieges als im Zeitraum vom 14. bis zum 28. Oktober 1962 (13 Tage). Regisseur Roger Donaldson (No way out ' Es gibt kein zurück, 1987; Der Einsatz, 2003; The November Man, 2014) inszenierte mit einem Budget von 80 Mio. USD einen packenden Politthriller, der sich nahe an den bekannten Fakten hält und somit dem Zuschauer einen ungewohnt offenen und präzisen Eindruck in die Mechanismen der Macht gibt. Er zeigt das Zusammenspiel und die Gedanken der damals handelnden Personen wie John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood), seinem Bruder dem damaligen Justizminister Robert F. Kennedy (Steven Culp) und Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), dem damaligen persönlichen Assistenten von John F. Kennedy. Einige Szenen sind dabei in sw eingefärbt und stellen bekannte Fotos nach. Der Zuschauer wird förmlich von der Wucht der Szenen mitgerissen und man erkennt dabei nicht nur wie Politik funktioniert, sondern auch dass Freunde und Unterstützer für die eigene Politik nicht unbedingt immer im gleichen Lager sitzen, sondern durchaus auf der anderen Seite sein können. Wie bei einem Schachspiel taktieren die einzelnen Protagonisten und überlegen dabei nicht nur mögliche Züge des Gegners, sondern auch wie man die eigenen Akteure im Griff behält.

Basierend auf dem Buch 'The Kennedy Tapes ' Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis' von Ernest R. May und Philip D. Zelikow verfasste David Self (Das Geisterschloss, 1999; Road to Perdition, 2002) ein Drehbuch, das diesen Zeitraum filmisch verdichtet hat, ohne jedoch wesentlich von den realen Geschehnissen abzuweichen. Jedoch wurde die tragende Rolle von Kenny O'Donnell von verschiedenen Personen jener Zeit wie beispielsweise Robert McNamara vehement bestritten. Gemäß McNamara war es tatsächlich Ted Sorensen, der damals die Administration zusammen hielt. (Quelle: imdb.com, Seite Thirteen Days, 'How accurate is the film?').

Neben dem Star und Zugpferd dieser Produktion, Kevin Costner (No way out ' Es gibt kein zurück, 1987; Der mit dem Wolf tanzt, 1990; JFL ' Tatort Dallas, 1991) spielen auch Bruce Greenwood (Passagier 57, 1992; The Core ' Der innere Kern, 2003; Star Trek, 2009) und Steven Culp (J.A.G. ' Im Auftrag der Ehre, TV-Serie 1997 ' 2004; The Return of the First Avenger, 2014) ihre Rollen als John F. und Robert F. Kennedy exzellent. Die atmosphärisch starken Bilder stammen von Andrzej Bartkowiak, der auch schon bei modernen Klassikern wie 'Die Ehre der Prizzis' (1985), 'Falling Down ' Ein ganz normaler Tag' (1993) oder auch 'Lethal Weapon 4 ' Zwei Profis räumen auf' (1998) hinter der Kamera stand. Eindringlich und prägnant ist aber auch der Score mit dem diese dramatischen Bilder unterlegt wurden, welcher von Trevor Jones (Excalibur, 1981; Cliffhanger ' Nur die Starken überleben, 1993; Notting Hill, 1999) stammt.

Das Bild der Blu-Ray ist sehr gut und aus meiner Sicht nicht zu beanstanden. Das Bildformat ist im Originalformat 1,85:1. Als Sprachoptionen gibt es Deutsch und Englisch jeweils im Tonformat 5.1 DTS-HD Master-Audio. Untertitel gibt es nur in Deutsch. Dafür hat die Blu-Ray aus der Reihe Blu Cinemathek noch umfangreiche Extras wie einen Audiokommentar von Cast & Crew, Historische Audiokommentare u.a. von US-Präsident John F. Kennedy, Sergei Chruschtschow und Robert McNamara, die Dokumentation 'Roots oft he Cuban Missile Crisis', das Making of 'Bringing History to the silver Screen', Videobiografien, Geschnittene Szenen und Visuelle Effekte.
Eine absolut gelungene Veröffentlichung eines brillanten Politthrillers über eine Zeit als die Welt den Atem anhielt und man nicht wusste ob es noch ein Morgen gibt.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'THE WORLD HELD IT'S BREATH for ' 13 DAYS'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2013
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Based on real events -
The world really did hold it's breath, October 1962, the Russians were
setting up nuclear launch sites on America's doorstep, 'Cuba' leading
to perhaps the most dangerous stand-off between the worlds major powers
'Russia' and 'America'
'John F Kennedy and his brother 'Bobby' along with special assistant
'Kenneth O'Donnell' and a host of political and military advisers struggle
to find a solution and hold their nerve as the threat of nuclear was
seemingly imminent and unavoidable.....the threat was truly real.
J.F.K and his team had to find a way to persuade 'Secretary Nikita Khrushchev'
to remove the warheads from 'Fidel Castro's' communist 'Cuba'
Among the options, 'First Strike' advised by some of the U.S military staff,
this option, to destroy the weapons in Cuba would almost certainly trigger
a nuclear apocalypse, a deadly WW3.
J.F.K. gambles that the Russians do not really want this, the biggest gamble
the world has ever seen.
A clever use of occasional Black and White sequences to create the atmosphere
of those times.
The film is perhaps one of the most dramatic and intense accounts of a significant
historical event ever brought to screen.
The World was on the brink of a nuclear apocalypse, though I was a mere Teen back
then, it was an impossible issue to ignore, we did expect a war.
The picture and sound quality is good on this year 2000 drama.
The Blu-Ray version is currently available on 'Amazon' via both U.S and German
traders, I bought the U.S copy, the good news is that it is 'Multi-region'
There is a shed load of additional features on board including 'Historic figures
commentary' 'Biographies of the key figures during the ''Cuba-Crisis' and of
course the 'Deleted Scenes' 'Archive audio of J.F.K and many others at that time'
....and much, much more.
This is a relevant historical account of the political and military tensions of
October 1962.
If you have interest in political and military history....this is a Must See.
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Big Bill
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Riviting , w/extras
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2018
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This is an outstandingly interesting movie in that it is not only based on a real incident , but also , there seems to have been a great deal of effort to make it historically accurate. The incident is the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK had looked quite incompetent during the Bay of Pigs Cuban ( aborted ) invasion , which was partly attributed to the gung ho attitude of his advisors, which he did not question. Luckily it was that experience that taught him to move slowly , gather intelligence , and ponder things before reacting , which played a key role in steering us away from a thermonuclear war. After the Bay of Pigs fiasco Castro was looking for any friend. The U.S.S.R. looking to bolster their international clout was happy to assist by placing missiles on Cuban soil . ( After all the USA had missiles all around the USSR , including Turkey . ) The movie is spellbinding as the activity unfolds day to day, with input from the various characters involved .
Also the infinifilm production DVD includes two versions , the regular movie version and an enhanced version that cues you to extras with a pop-up menu as the movie plays. The pop-ups work great letting you go sidebar to the extra info , and then returns you right back to the movie at the point of pop-up. The extra info is interviews with production staff , Harvard Professors , personnel from the Brookings Institute , news reporters of that period , newsreels of that period , and with Nikita Kruchchevs son ( !!! ) .
Also of possible interest to some may I recommend the book " Marys' Mosaic " . Mary was an intimate of JFK. The book is a good read and provides valuable info about the mindset that JFK brought to the Presidency and this incident.
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