The Missiles of October
Brief Synopsis
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A three-hour television movie dramatizing the events surrounding the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when the Soviet Union tried to establish nuclear ballistic missles on Cuba in defiance of the American demands that they be removed. Some months later, the U.S. removed its own missles from bases in Tu
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Page
Director
Michael Lerner
John Dehner
Francis De Sales
Richard Eastham
Howard Da Silva
Film Details
Also Known As
ABC Theater (12/18/74), Missiles of October
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
A three-hour television movie dramatizing the events surrounding the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when the Soviet Union tried to establish nuclear ballistic missles on Cuba in defiance of the American demands that they be removed. Some months later, the U.S. removed its own missles from bases in Turkey, complying with the Soviets' original limited objective in starting the crisis in the first place.
Director
Anthony Page
Director
Cast
Michael Lerner
John Dehner
Francis De Sales
Richard Eastham
Howard Da Silva
Dennis Patrick
Serge Tschernisch
Keene Curtis
Wright King
Stacy Keach
Gene Elman
James Hong
Albert Paulsen
Jay Varela
Byron Morrow
James Callahan
Ron Feinberg
Paul Lambert
Kenneth Tobey
Clifford David
Andrew Duggan
Doreen Lang
Bern Hoffman
Harris Yulin
William Prince
Arthur Franz
Dana Elcar
Martin Sheen
Peter Donat
Larry Gates
Ted Hartley
Michael Fox
Will Kuluva
John Mcmurty
John Randolph
Richard Karlan
Robert P Lieb
Nehemiah Persoff
Earl Bowen
James Olson
Ralph Bellamy
William Devane
Stewart Moss
Film Details
Also Known As
ABC Theater (12/18/74), Missiles of October
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 18, 1974
A presentation of "ABC Theater."
