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This is one of those films in which, like "Day of the Jackal" or "Titanic", even though you know the outcome you still get caught up in the drama and suspense as events unfold. Bruce Greenwood and Stephen Culp are utterly convincing as JFK and RFK and Kevin Costner is OK as their trusted friend and advisor Kenney O'Donnell. It's hard to decide whether General Curtis leMay is portrayed accurately but from what I have read he really was like he is shown in the film. There is not a weak moment or drop in supense throughout the movie and it holds up well to many multiple viewings. It is sobering to realize how close the world came to nuclear disaster in 1962. Highly recommended for all ages.
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***It is sobering to realize how close the world came to nuclear disaster in 1962.Actually, that part is debatable. On both sides of the pond the leaders were doing their best at trying to avoid such an outcome, and frankly, I do not see much chance either Kennedy or Khruschev would ever issue such an order.
I suspect both of them would have waited for a direct attack on their soils, meaning this would have not happened.
Going into an all out WWIII over a sunk submarine happens in the movies, and hopefully continue to exist in the movies only.
We were lucky there were people of reason on both sides (yes, even Khruschev), and this is exactly why that experience does not apply to places like NK and Iran.
That this did not happen is a testament that Khruschev was not willing to risk a nuclear war when the only prize on the line was nukes in Cuba. I think the point of the film was to demonstrate that close advisers and military personnel on both sides were willing to enter such a war, even if the two main players were not. That such presumably intelligent people were willing to do so is scary, in and of itself.The film raises another question, to wit: if there are such people with real authority willing to risk nuclear war, is there any way for them to enter their countries in such a war without the head of state's permission?
I knew it would just be a matter of time before you weighed in (no pun intended) on the historical outcome of the conflict...
I was thirteen when this was going on and I remember riding somewhere with my mom that caused us to be stopped at a rail crossing. It was nothing but flatcar after flatcar of tanks headed east. I thought it was the "neatest" thing to see them go buy in a seemingly endless line. Those boys were getting ready to do some business down there in Cuba and my mom wasn't letting on. We also had a nuclear attack drill at school during this crisis that required us to time ourselves to see how fast we could get home by ourselves. We also had to bring back a diagram of our homes showing where we would stay in case of fallout alerts. Meaningless to me then but not now.
Ex nihilo, nihil fit . . .
While I agree with the thrust of your comments there were hotheads on either side and a mistake or two could have led to a different outcome.
I concur - a very solid effort by all involved especially Bruce Greenwood
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