Cuban Missile Crisis: Secret Subs

Synopsis

Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a military base in Cuba, the two nations engaged in a tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict, and viewers get a look inside their subs and the U.S. war room.

Main Cast

Theodore Sorensen

Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Dino A. Brugioni

Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Robert McNamara

Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Robert J. Tavenor

Chief Petty Officer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mike Vardy

Ketov (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Cinematography	John Crawford
	Film Processor	Trevor Ambrose
Sound	Music	Christopher Dedrick
Directing	Director	Jane Armstrong
Writing	Writer	David Bedard
Department	Role	Name

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