| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([4] pages) |
| System Details |
DVD; dolby digital. |
| Cast |
William Devane, Martin Sheen, Howard DaSilva, Ralph Bellamy, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Dana Elcar, Larry Gates, James Olsen, Nehemiah Persoff, William Prince, John Randolph. |
| Credits |
Technical director, Ernie Buttelman ; cameramen, Jim Angel, Jim Balden, Ron Brooks, Art Lacombe ; video tape editor, Jerry Greene ; music by Laurence Rosenthal ; executive producer, Irv Wilson. |
| Note |
Originally televised in 1974. |
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Booklet ([4] p.) with chronology of the Cuban Missile Crisis and scene selection inserted in container. |
| Summary |
A dramatization of the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962. Looks at the tension and decision making process President Kennedy and his staff endured trying to make a firm point about Cuba while keeping the US out of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. |
| Awards |
Emmy Awards, 1975: Outstanding achievement in technical direction (Buttelman, Angel, Balden, Brooks, LaCombe) |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Drama.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Drama.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Cuba -- Drama.
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Cuba -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Political television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Television programs.
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| Added Author |
Page, Anthony, 1935- Director.
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Brodkin, Herbert, 1912-1990. Producer.
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Berger, Robert, 1934- Producer.
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Greenberg, Stanley R. Screenwriter.
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Wilson, Irv. Producer.
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Devane, William, 1939- Actor.
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Sheen, Martin. Actor.
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Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986. Actor.
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Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991. Actor.
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Dehner, John. Actor.
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Duggan, Andrew, 1923-1988. Actor.
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Elcar, Dana. Actor.
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Gates, Larry, 1915-1996. Actor.
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Olson, James, 1930- Actor.
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Persoff, Nehemiah, 1919-2022. Actor.
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Prince, William, 1913-1996. Actor.
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Randolph, John, 1915-2004. Actor.
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Viacom International.
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MPI Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0788603221 |
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9780788603228 |
| Standard No. |
030306632421 |
| Music No. |
DVD6324 MPI Home Video |
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