| William Devane |
President John F. Kennedy |
| Ralph Bellamy |
U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson |
| Howard Da Silva |
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev |
| James Hong |
U.N. Secretary-General U Thant |
| Martin Sheen |
Att. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy |
| James T. Callahan |
David Powers, Special Assistant to the President |
| Peter Canon |
Admiral's Aide |
| Keene Curtis |
John McCone, Director CIA |
| Charles Cyphers |
Press Photographer |
| Clifford David |
Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel |
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.