Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs
2002•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Jane Armstrong
Writer
David Bedard
Languages
English
Cast
Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Theodore Sorensen
Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Dino A. Brugioni
Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Robert McNamara
Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Rudolph Rump
Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Capt. Charles Rozier
Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Robert J. Tavenor
Chief Petty Officer
Mike Vardy
Ketov (uncredited)
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