The ARCO forum at the IOP was overflowing with students and non-students alike, many wondering outloud about how accurate the film is historically.
All faults aside, the panelists concurred that the film was faithful to the central truths of the crisis, accurately capturing President Kennedy's strong leadership throughout the entire ordeal.
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"Our hope is that the film pricks people's curiosity about what really happened [during the Cuban missile crisis] and about the relevence it has for the real world today," Allison said.
More information on the movie "Thirteen Days' and the history of the missle crisis can be found at the Harvard sponsored web site at www.cubanmissilecrisis.org.