Drawing on newly declassified archival sources, thompson a time for war, 1991, etc. Lippincott, 19xx a taut, exciting chronicle of the cuban missile crisis the missile crisis. The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew moviefone. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. Institutions dont lie, but often, the people who run them, do. The lebanon war and the democratization of missile technology. Blight i o n l y now are we gaining access to some important documents that offer us a rare glimpse of u. In this special report, dobbs distills the key findings of his book, including ten lessons for a modernday president. Speeches and writings, radio and television broadcast transcripts, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to world politics and to the press. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962 elie abel on. Includes photocopies of drafts of and correspondence relating to the book by e. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. An rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missiles is launched from vandenberg air force base in calif. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962.
Callahan, peter donat, michael lerner, and andrew duggan. The author, elie abel, was a well known foreign and political correspondent for nbc news at the time of the missile crisis. The missiles of october starred william devane as jfk, martin sheen as rfk, ralph bellamy as adlai stevenson, howard da silva as khrushchev, john dehner as dean acheson, along with other character actors of the time dana elcar, james t. Leaving broadcast journalism for academia in 1970, abel was appointed dean of columbia universitys graduate school of journalism and godfrey lowell cabot professor of journalism. Be the first to ask a question about the missiles of october. Humankind has never come as close to apocalypse as it did in october 1962, when the united states and the soviet union found themselves locked in stalemate over nuclear missiles being installed in cuba. The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew this film examines the talks and bargaining between major leaders, in both the united states and the soviet union, during the cuban missile crisis. Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on dvd and bluray. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara. Michael dobbs was a foreign correspondent for the washington post for nearly fifteen years, representing the newspaper in belgrade, warsaw, paris, and moscow.
No brain no headache lp version missiles of october. Karibskij krizis, or the missile scare, was a day october 1628, 1962 confrontation between the united states and the soviet union concerning american ballistic missile deployment in italy and turkey with consequent soviet. Publication date 1966 topics military bases, soviet, cuban missile crisis, 1962 publisher. He draws on newly declassified material from the national security archive, but there is less new here than advertised. Home publications electronic journal of international history electronic journal of international history article 3 issn 14711443 introduction contents the other other missiles of october. The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence of the united states on their withdrawal. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at t. San juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the missiles of october near you. Buy the the missiles of october at a super low price.
Home publications electronic journal of international. And the events portrayed in the missiles of october are as historically accurate as was possible at the time this film was made. Cuban missile crisis to detente introduction shmoop. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort. Feb 10, 2012 san juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. As nbc news correspondent in washington, elie abel was in a good position to observe the cuban missile crisis of october 1962. Post wwii financial, political and religious institutions used communications and educational institutions to convince otherwise intelligent adults that atomic power would bomb war into a deep freeze but the missiles of october 1962 proved, denial precedes meltdowns.
The other missiles of october philip nash university of. Abel left columbia for stanford university in 1979 as the first harry and norman chandler professor of communication. Kennedys book, thirteen days, this film profiles the kennedy administrations actions during the cuban missile crisis. On october 15, 1962, the national photographic intelligence center confirmed that secret reconnaissance photographs from an american u2 spy plane flight the day before were finally able to definitively prove the suspicion that soviet mediumrange and intermediaterange ballistic missiles capable of hitting atlanta, the midwest, washington, dc. After a long time on my watchlist, i finally got myself together to see the missiles of october, and it has been so long ago that ive forgotten who recommended it the missiles of october is long and very old looking as tv movie from the 70s but it is excellent, and the cuban missile crisis is always worth seeing entertainment on film.
Nonetheless, overall, i think that the missiles of october gives a more accurate portrayal of the key figures in the cuban missile crisis than thirteen days. Compelling revisionist history of the 1962 cuban missile crisis that puts jfk and his brother robert in the worst possible light. Elie abel october 17, 1920 july 22, 2004 was a canadianamerican journalist, author and academic. The cuban missile crisis 1962 by elie abel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. The cuban missile crisis resources for history teachers. In the first decade after the crisis, elie abel and graham allison produced the most important works. The thor irbms and the cuban missile crisis by stephen twigge university college london and len scott university of wales, aberystwyth abstract.
Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. A wonderfully concise, lucid, and compelling account of the days in october, 1962, when the world stood at the brink of nuclear war. Cuban missile crisis to detente about and why should i care. No brain no headache lp version by missiles of october, released 27 september 2016. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and miscalculation and overreaction both john and robert kennedys. The missiles of october by anthony page anthony page, ralph. List of books and articles about cuban missile crisis.
Overview of missiles of october, the, 1974, directed by anthony page, with robert p lieb, dana elcar, richard eastham, at turner classic movies. Ie elie abel, the missile crisis philadelphia 199, 15556. Cuban missile crisis, 1962, major cold war confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. But the rotten barrel of docudrama also contains a few good apples, and one of them, the missiles of october, deserves to be celebrated this week, a halfcentury after the cuban missile crisis. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962 hardcover 1966 by elie abel author.
An introduction to the excornrn transcripts james g. Averell harriman, special envoy to churchill and stalin, 19411946 1975. Project muse the eleventh hour of the cuban missile crisis. New scholarship on the cuban missile crisis diplomatic history. A taut, exciting chronicle of the cuban missile crisis a. The missiles of october 1974 directed by anthony page. It also includes footage of the naval research laboratory nrl, the naval missile test center at point mugu in california, the johns hopkins applied physics laboratory, the mare island naval shipyard, and the martin corporation where missiles and components are designed, built and tested. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis spanish. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the first world war. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray. Kennedy until after he became aware of the missiles in cuba on 16 october. Before getting down to business on the twoweek span that. The missiles of october reflections on the cuban missile crisis by michael ventura, fri. Interceptor rocket shoots down ballistic missile in test.