Thirteen Days

Director: Roger Donaldson

Overview

"An exemplary achievement as a film, and an equally exemplary achievement as a DVD. Ostensibly New Line's first Infinifilm disc (Little Nicky was, in fact, the first, with an Infinifilm version hidden as an easter egg), the DVD contains a selection of fai

Product Details

Release Date:	12/12/2006
UPC:	0794043520228
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	NEW LINE HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:27:00
Sales rank:	4,398

Special Features

Interactive menus; Historical figures commentary: featuring archival audio of John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and newly created interviews of Pierre Salinger, Sergei Khrushchev, and many others; Documentary "Roots of the Cuban Missle Crisis"; Historical figures biographical gallery; Historical information track; Filmmaker commentary featuring director Roger Donaldson, Kevin Costner, and others; Deleted scenes with director commentary; Documentary: "Bringing History to the Silver Screen"; Visual effects scene deconstructions; multi-angle feature; Cast and crew filmographies; Script-to-screen access to the film; Link to original website; Exclusive access to on-line Infinifilm features

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kevin Costner	Ken O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood	John F. Kennedy
Steven Culp	Robert F. Kennedy,Actor
Dylan Baker	Robert McNamara
Henry Strozier	Dean Rusk
Frank Wood	McGeorge Bundy
Len Cariou	Dean Acheson
Michael Fairman	Adlai Stevenson
Lucinda Jenney	Helen O'Donnell
Bill Smitrovich	Gen. Maxwell Taylor
Ed Lauter	Gen. Marshall Carter
Kevin Conway	Gen. Curtis LeMay
Kelly Connell	Pierre Salinger
Elya Baskin	Anatoly Dobrynin
Madison Mason	Adm. George Anderson
Christopher Lawford	Cmdr. William Ecker
Charles Esten	Maj. Rudolph Anderson
Jack Blessing	John Scali
Olek Krupa	Andrei Gromyko
Stephanie Romanov	Jacqueline Kennedy
Janet Coleman	Evelyn Lincoln
Dakin Matthews	Arthur Lundhal
Walter Adrian	Lyndon Johnson
Peter White	John McCone
Tim Kelleher	Ted Sorensen
James Karen	George Ball
Daniel Ziskie	General Walter `Cam' Sweeney,General Walter 'Cam' Sweeney
Bruce Thomas	Floyd
Jack McGee	Mayor Daly
Drake Cook	Mark O'Donnell
Caitlin Wachs	Kathy O'Donnell
Jon Foster	Kenny O'Donnell Jr.
Matthew Dunn	Kevin O'Donnell
John Aylward	Orville Dryfoos
David O'Donnell	Lieutenant Bruce Wilhemy,NPIC Photo Interperter
Vivien Straus	White House Aide
Gene Del Bianco	Petty Officer
Daniel Vergara	OAS President
Reuben Moreno	Argentine Diplomat
Thomas Roberts	Sonar Operator
Sean Bergin	Chief Sonarman
Alan Francis	Executive Officer of USS Pierce
Robert Munstis	Radio Room Operator No. 1
Michael Gaston	Captain of USS Pierce
Joseph Repoff	Radio Room Operator No. 2
J. Tucker Smith	Captain of USS Kennedy,Football Coach,Aide
Chris Henry Coffey	Officer of Destroyer
Oleg Vidov	Valerian Zorin
Radu Gavor	Romanian Delegate
Zitto Kazann	Chilean Delegate
Alex Veadov	Radio Room Operator No. 3
Tom Everett	Walter Sheridan
Karl Makinen	Young FBI Agent
Boris Lee Krutonog	Alexander Fomin,Alexander Fomin
Charles Barrett	Air Force NCO
Alan Graf	Football Referee
Robert Miranda	RFK's Driver
Todd Sible	RFK's Staffer
Marya Kazakova	Soviet Woman
Cliff Fleming	Aerial Coordinator
Craig Hosking	Pilot
Ben Koldyke	RF-8 Pilot
Shawn Driscoll	U2 Pilot
Timothy Jerome	Journalist
Liz Sinclair	Kennedy Assistant No. 1
Colette O'Connell	Kennedy Assistant No. 2
Karen Ludwig	Operator Margaret
Audrey Rapoport	White House Operator No. 1
Marliese K. Schnieder	White House Operator No. 2
Marliese Schneider	White House Operator #2
Trevor Jones	Composer

Technical Credits

David Self

Philip D. Zelikow

Marc Abraham	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter O. Almond	Producer
Armyan Bernstein	Producer
Kevin Costner	Producer
Diane Crittenden	Casting,Casting
Ilona Herzberg	Executive Producer,Producer
Louis Lantieri	Special Effects
Allen Maris	Special Effects
Michael J. McAlister	Special Effects
David Self	Screenwriter
Thomas A. Bliss	Executive Producer,Producer
Connie Brink	Special Effects
Daniel W. Barringer	Stunts
Benjamin Beardwood	Sound Effects
Philip D. Zelikow	Screenwriter
Paul Deason	Producer
Eli Jane	Producer
Lope V. Juban Jr.	Producer
Matthew Adams	Special Effects
Greg Burgmann	Sound Effects
Prisciano Canape	Sound Effects
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
John Cannon	Sound Effects
Michael De Luca	Producer
Cinesite	Special Effects
Michael DeLuca	Executive Producer
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound/Sound Designer
Mary Montiforte	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Select a Scene
1. Opening Sequence: A World on the Brink [1:05]
2. Missiles Spotted in Cuba [1:50]
3. "I need to see the President, Kenny" [2:55]
4. National Security Briefing [1:51]
5. EXCOM Formed [2:24]
6. Battle Lines Drawn within EXCOM [3:11]
7. Military Options [2:17]
8. JFK Meets with Dobrynin & Gromyko [1:36]
9. JFK Keeps Appointment with Mayor Daley [2:04]
10. Quarantine or Air Strike [1:29]
11. Reston & Frankel Have the Story [2:28]
12. Defcon 3 [2:36]
13. Nation Awaits Presidential Decision [1:56]
14. Presidential Address [4:00]
15. Rules of Engagement [1:08]
16. Low-Level Cuban Fly-By [1:55]
17. Brink of Destruction [1:40]
18. Eyeball to Eyeball [:04]
19. Defcon 2 [2:04]
20. A Moral Contest [1:08]
21. Courtroom of World Opinion [1:55]
22. Enforcing the Line [1:20]
23. Back Channel Overture [:26]
24. Khrushchev's First Letter [1:06]
25. Khrushchev's Second Letter [:35]
26. Major Anderson [:51]
27. Running Out of Time [1:51]
28. Accepting the First Letter [2:26]
29. Facing the Enemy [1:54]
30. A New Dawn [:45]
31. Kennedy's Speech [1:54]
32. End Credits [2:39]

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Infinifilm
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Infinifilm Select a Scene
Opening Sequence: A World on the Brink
Missiles Spotted in Cuba
"I need to see the President, Kenny"
National Security Briefing
EXCOM Formed
Battle Lines Drawn within EXCOM
Military Options
JFK Meets with Dobrynin & Gromyko
JFK Keeps Appointment with Mayor Daley
Quarantine or Air Strike?
Reston & Frankel Have the Story
Defcon 3
Nation Awaits Presidential Decision
Presidential Address
Rules of Engagement
Low-Level Cuban Fly-By
Brink of Destruction
Eyeball to Eyeball
Defcon 2
A Moral Contest
Courtroom of World Opinion
Enforcing the Line
Back Channel Overture
Khrushchev's First Letter
Khrushchev's Second Letter
Major Anderson
Running Out of Time
Accepting the First Letter
Facing the Enemy
A New Dawn
Kennedy's Speech
End Credits
Infinifilm Features
BEYOND THE MOVIE: Historical Figures Commentary
Historical Information Track
Historical Figures Biographies
John F. Kennedy (1:48)
Nikita Khrushchev (2:34)
Fidel Castro (2:04)
Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (48:00)
ALL ACCESS PASS: Filmmakers Commentary
Bringing History to the Silver Screen (11:00)
Visual Effects
Introduction by Visual Effects Supervisor Micheal McAlister (1:20)
Angle 1: Plate without Animation
Angle 2: Rough Animation/Greenscreen
Angle 3: Flat Color Animation
Angle 4: Composite
Angle 5: Final Film
Deleted Scenes
Political Machination (1:38)
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"Watch What We Say" (:52)
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RFK Passes Note (1:55)
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Rebuffing the Press (1:48)
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Joint Chiefs Concerned (:20)
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OAS Vote (:35)
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Taylor Reports on Low Level Flights (:31)
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Rough Night (2:50)
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O'Donnell Confronts McNamara (2:00)
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Cast & Crew
Kevin Costner- Kenneth O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood- John F. Kennedy
Steve Culp- Robert F. Kennedy
Dylan Baker- Robert McNamara
Roger Donaldson- Director
David Self- Writer
Theatrical Trailer (2:45)
Screen and Sound Options
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Editorial Reviews

It may seem nearly impossible to create a taut, engaging thriller out of events where the outcome has already been predetermined (as they were in 1962), but the team that assembled this crackling political drama has succeeded. Thirteen Days triumphs as a story of the tests of human endurance, mostly because it never loses the sense of urgency of the situation at hand. With the aid of his perfectly in-sync cast, director Roger Donaldson never resorts to glossiness or pandering to present the film's tale of a conflicted president in the midst of chaos. Bruce Greenwood not only captures JFK's cadences and physicality, but also gives the former president an unmistakable core of integrity and believability. Kevin Costner and Steven Culp are equally nuanced as well; the film's most admirable trait is how it suggests the vitality of their friendship without resorting to pathos or cheap sentiment. It's rare to see a politically centered movie with this much heart: though Thirteen Days may not be as edgy or risk-taking as one might like, it is undeniably rooted in true emotion -- one of the rarest things to capture in popular entertainment.