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Oct. 1962. For thirteen extraordinary days, the world stood on the brink of destruction. Krushchev wouldn't back down, President Kennedy wouldn't give in. Inspired by the real-life events that took place in the Kennedy White House.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: New Line Cinema Corporation, Beacon Productions, New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Donaldson, Roger, Costner, Kevin, Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-, Culp, Steven, Baker, Dylan, May, Ernest R., Zelikow, Philip, 1954-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2001]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Infinifilm.
Subjects:
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 > Drama.
Cuba > History > 1959-1990 > Drama.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Drama.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, > 1894-1971 > Drama.
Historical films.
Political drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Oct. 1962. For thirteen extraordinary days, the world stood on the brink of destruction. Krushchev wouldn't back down, President Kennedy wouldn't give in. Inspired by the real-life events that took place in the Kennedy White House.
Item Description:Based on the book: The Kennedy tapes : inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis / edited by Ernest R. May and Philip D. Zelikow.
DVD release of the 2000 motion picture.
Special features: Beyond the movie features. 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 Missile Crisis features film footage from the era with newly created interviews covering U.S./Soviet relations from post-WWII Europe through the end of the crisis ; Historical figures biographical gallery: video biographies of key figures involved in the crisis, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro and many others ; Historical information track: subtitle track featuring information on the crisis -- All-access pass features. Filmmaker commentary with Kevin Costner, Roger Donaldson, David Self and others ; Deleted scenes with director commentary ; Documentary: Bringing history to the silver screen ; Visual effects scene deconstructions--multi-angle view ; Cast and crew filmographies -- DVD-ROM content. Script-to-screen access to the film ; Link to original Website ; Exclusive access to on-line infinifilm features.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Also issued on VHS.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; dual layer; aspect ratio: 1.85:1, enhanced for widescreen TVs.
DVD-ROM requirements: DVD-ROM drive with a DVD decoder installed; Windows 95 or higher with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Macintosh System 9.0.4 or higher with Netscape Navigator 4.6 through 4.7. Macintosh content may not function under Macintosh OS X, may not function once Netscape 6 is installed, and some DVD-ROM features may not work in a Macintosh. DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13. Supplementary material not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Roger Deakins, Christopher Duddy ; editor, Conrad Buff ; original music, Trevor Jones ; production designer, Dennis Washington.
ISBN:078063411X