Product Information
Set over thirteen days in 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, this film tells the story of that tense and explosive situation.Product Identifiers
ProducerPaul Deason, Peter O. Almond, Mary Montiforte, Armyan Bernstein
EAN5017188884143
eBay Product ID (ePID)3950459
Product Key Features
ActorLen Cariou, Dylan Baker, Kevin Costner, Stephen Culp, Bruce Greenwood, Ed Lauter
Film/TV TitleThirteen Days
DirectorRoger Donaldson
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time145 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
FeaturesCommentary With Director Roger Donaldson\Commentary With Producer And Actor Kevin Costner\Historical Commentary\Deleted Scenes\Visual Effects Scene Deconstruction\Historical Documentary Roots Of The Cold War\Production Documentary Bringing History To The Screen\Historical Figures\Biographical Gallery\Historical Information Track\Cast And Crew Filmographies, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Production DesignerDennis Washington
ReviewsLos Angeles Times - ...Crisp and involving....Efficient and low-key, THIRTEEN DAYS takes itself seriously enough while maintaining a powerful dramatic momentum..., Box Office - ...Genuinely gripping....Virtually nonstop suspense..., Film Comment - ...A very good articulation of values at a timely moment..., Total Film - "...Eerie, compelling viewing....This riveting thriller will have you talking and thinking long after the lights have gone up..." -- 4 out of 5 stars, USA Today - "...The actor who steals [the film] is the one who should: Bruce Greenwood as JFK..." -- 3 out of 4 stars, Entertainment Weekly - Ranked #10 in Entertainment Weekly's "Owen Gleiberman's BEST MOVIES OF 2000"<BR>-- "...Vividly detailed, pulse-quickening..."
Additional InformationA series of beautiful but devastating atomic explosions provides a vision of gorgeous, appalling destruction that hangs ominously over the political drama of THIRTEEN DAYS. It's October 16, 1962 and, it is not just another day at the office for Kenneth O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), the Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood). O'Donnell soon discovers the President has just been handed a series of photographs taken from a U-2 spy plane over Cuba. They show deployed Soviet missile launchers capable of firing medium-range ballistic missiles that could hit all major US cities--except Seattle--within minutes.<BR>THIRTEEN DAYS is a vivid dramatization of what happened in the Kennedy White House during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Seen through the eyes of O'Donnell, it is a close-up view of President Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (Steven Culp), as they try to negotiate through a crisis which has many of their closest advisors ready to wage what all feared might have been the ultimate war. The script, by David Self, is based on interviews, CIA documents, and White House tapes. Director Roger Donaldson captures the extraordinary tension in the White House as he brings to life every heart-stopping moment.
Executive ProducerMarc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss, Ilona Herzberg
ScreenwriterDavid Self
Costume DesignerIsis Mussenden
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleThirteen Days
EditorConrad Buff
Director of PhotographyAndrzej Bartkowiak