Cuban Missile Crisis: Secret Subs
2002Explore 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.
Acted in
Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
as Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Capt. Ryurik Ketov
as Himself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Theodore Sorensen
as Himself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Dino A. Brugioni
as Himself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Robert McNamara
as Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Rudolph Rump
as Himself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Capt. Charles Rozier
as Himself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Capt. Alexi Dubivko
as Himself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Robert J. Tavenor
as Chief Petty Officer
Mike Vardy
as Ketov (uncredited)
