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| The Missiles of October | |
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 DVD cover for the film | |
| Genre | Docudrama |
| Written by | Stanley R. Greenberg |
| Directed by | Anthony Page |
| Starring | William Devane Martin Sheen Howard da Silva Ralph Bellamy |
| Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Irv Wilson |
| Producers | Robert Berger Herbert Brodkin |
| Editor | Jerry Greene |
| Running time | 150 mins |
| Production companies | Maljack Productions Viacom Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 December 1974 |
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The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.[1][2] The title evokes the 1962 book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to World War I.
The Missiles of October introduced William Devane as President John F. Kennedy and cast Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The teleplay was originally broadcast by ABC-TV on Wednesday, December 18, 1974.[1][2] The script was based on Robert Kennedy's posthumously-published 1969 book Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- ^ a b Thomas, Bob (18 December 1974). "'Missiles of October' about Cuban crisis". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 15B.
- ^ a b Holsopple, Barbara (18 December 1974). "Columbia dean seeks to stop 'Missile' airing tonight". Pittsburgh Press. p. 74.