Hot Cuba (Johnsonverse)

Hot Cuba is a 1968 American drama directed by Gene Roddenberry and written by Charles Hill. Set in 1962, the film follows the Cuban Missile Crisis had it gone hot. It stars Robert Redford and Ronald Reagan, the latter in his final acting role until 1991, alongside

Production began in 1964, and the movie was shot in 1966. Hill wanted a story that would be realistic to how the Cuban Missle Crisis would have gone, and did heavy research on the Cuban Missile Crisis while writing the screenplay.

It was released on October 25, 1968 to critical acclaim. Critics praised it for its special effects, its acting (especially from Reagan, who had become Governor of California by the time of the movie's release), and its writing.