Release Date: Jul 10, 2001 Region: 1 Runtime: 147 mins Studio: New Line Home Entertainment Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: [None] Packaging: Keep Case Rating: PG-13 Features:
Historical Figures Commentary: Featuring archival audio of John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and newly created interviews of Pierre Salinger, Sergei Khrushchev and many others Documentary: Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis features film footage from the era with newly created interviews covering U.S./Soviet relations from post-WWII Europe through the end of the crisis Historical Figures Biographical Gallery: Video Biographies of key figures involved in the crisis, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro and many others Historical Information Track: Subtitle track featuring information on the crisis Filmmaker Commentary featuring Director Roger Donaldson, Kevin Costner and others Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary Documentary: Bringing History to the Silver Screen Visual Effects Scene Deconstructions - Multi-angle features Cast and Crew Filmographies
DVD-ROM Features: Script-to-Screen Access to the Film Link to Original Website Exclusive Access to on-line infinifilm features
On its theatrical release Thirteen Days was pummelled by American critics for taking liberties with the facts of the Cuban missile crisis and smothering its compelling drama with phoney Boston accents by its primary stars. But anyone who enjoys taut, intelligent political thrillers will find little to complain about here. Co-star and co-producer Kevin Costner drew criticism for fictionally enhancing the White House role of presidential aide Kenneth O'Donnell, but while Costner's Boston accent may be grating, his fine performance as O'Donnell offers expert witness to the crisis, its nerve-wracking escalation and the efforts of John F Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) and Robert F Kennedy (Steven Culp) to negotiate a peaceful settlement with Russia. While Soviet missiles approach operational status in Cuba, director Roger Donaldson (who directed Costner in No Way Out) cuts to exciting US Navy flights over the missile site, ramping up the tension that history itself provided. Donaldson's occasional use of black and white is self-consciously distracting, and he's further guilty of allowing a shrillness (along with repetitive, ominous shots of nuclear explosions) to invade the urgency of David Self's screenplay. Still, as Hollywood history lessons go, Thirteen Days is riveting stuff. You may find yourself wondering what might happen if reality presented a repeat scenario under less intelligent leadership.--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Release Date: Feb 4, 2002 Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Video:
1.85 Wide Screen
Subtitles: English Features:
Commentary With Director Roger Donaldson Commentary With Producer And Actor Kevin Costner Historical Commentary Deleted Scenes Visual Effects Scene Deconstruction Historical Documentary Roots Of The Cold War Production Documentary Bringing History To The Screen Historical Figures Biographical Gallery Historical Information Track Cast And Crew Filmographies
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