Movie

The Missiles of October

Released: December 18, 1974 (1974)

Runtime: 150 minutes

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ralph Bellamy as U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson
Age at release: 70
Howard Da Silva as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
Age at release: 65
Keene Curtis as John McCone, Director CIA
Age at release: 51
James Hong as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
Age at release: 45
James T. Callahan as David Powers, Special Assistant to the President
Age at release: 44
Clifford David as Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel
Age at release: 42
Peter Canon as Admiral's Aide
Age at release: 41
William Devane as President John F. Kennedy
Age at release: 35
Charles Cyphers as Press Photographer
Age at release: 35
Martin Sheen as Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy
Age at release: 34

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Francis De Sales as Senator
Age at release: 62
Robert P. Lieb as Gen. Curtis LeMay - Air Force Chief of Staff
Age at release: 60
John Dehner as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
Age at release: 59
Richard Eastham as Gen. David M. Shoup, USMC Commandant
Age at release: 58
Andrew Duggan as Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Army Chief of Staff
Age at release: 50
Peter Donat as David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to U.S.
Age at release: 46