Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs

Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs (2002) is a documentary film directed by Jane Armstrong rated 8.0/10.

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.

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)