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Feature film — 2002

Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs (2002)

8.0Documentary

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.

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Director: Jane Armstrong

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Cast & crew

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Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov

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Capt. Ryurik Ketov

Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov

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Theodore Sorensen

Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President

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Dino A. Brugioni

Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst

Robert McNamara as Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

Robert McNamara

Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968

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Rudolph Rump

Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy

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Capt. Charles Rozier

Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil

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Capt. Alexi Dubivko

Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko

Robert J. Tavenor as Chief Petty Officer

Robert J. Tavenor

Chief Petty Officer

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Mike Vardy

Ketov (uncredited)

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