

This documentary by ABC News commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at how close the U.S. and Soviet Union actually came to catastrophe.

Peter Jennings
Self - Presenter
LeadMcGeorge Bundy
Self

John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Foster Wiley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”