# One Week in October

U.S. Department of Defense Civil Preparedness Film DDCP 20-223 about the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 16-29, 1962. "(For Nationwide Exhibition) Story of the Cuban crisis--aerial photos of missile bases--United States action to halt missile buildup and United Nations reaction--removal of missiles from Cuba." Index of Army Motion Pictures and Related Audio-Visual Aids (1972) National Archives ID: 4522941 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4522941 Hal Kirn, Director of the AV Planning Division of the Office of Civil Defense, wrote this to promote the film: "No glamor in civil defense? In "One Week in October," a new film coming out this month, we've stolen every exciting plane, tank, Polaris, and missile shot that the Army, Navy, and Air Force have to dramatize the story of the Cuban crisis. Much of the film, shot by service cameramen, has never been declassified until now. We've added narration by Gary Merrill and an original music score by the distinguished composer-conductor Ken Hopkins." Kirn, Hal. "How Films Inform America About Civil Defense." Business Screen Magazine, Chicago, Ill. No. 7, Vol. 24, 1963 (p. 17). https://archive.org/details/business196364screenmav24v25chicrich/page/n598 Accessed on 11/9/23

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1963
- By: Audio Productions, Inc., U.S. Department of Defense
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/202866_One_Week_in_October)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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