Corrected entry: There is a scene in a movie when Russian techs dressed into chemical protection suits are fueling the missiles. The problem is that Russian missiles that are shown in the movie use liquid fuel that is highly corrosive (that is one of the reasons the techs are wearing protection suits). So, according to the Soviet Army regulations, missiles are fueled only on one occasion - if they are to be launched as soon as the fueling is done. But there are no nuclear attacks in the movie, though there had to be some, as those missiles can't be stored in a fueled state. As for the real life, according to the Soviet officers who were on Cuba during the real Missile Crisis, no orders concerning preemptive nuclear strike against US were given and the missiles were never fueled.
Thirteen Days (2000)
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Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Lucinda Jenney, Drake Cook, Shawn Driscoll
Visible crew/equipment: In all the President Kennedy White House shots, you can see the boom mic peak down several times. Look for the group shots, and the boom mic will be there.
Kenny O'Donnell: That's going to be tough - you know how these guys are about their chains of command.
President Kennedy: Listen, you tell 'em those chains of command end at one place: me.
Trivia: This is the second JFK-related film starring Kevin Costner in which he has played someone other than Kennedy. The first was 'JFK'.
Question: Was Air Force One actually 2 different planes, in the closeup shot a 747, but in the wider shot a different plane?
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Correction: In the movie, it is never made clear that these missiles were actually being fueled, even though fueling hoses were attached to the missiles. It would be quite common to have fueling drills, with the crew in full gear, even though no fuel would actually be passed into the missiles.