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Fail Safe

2000 · Stephen Frears · 86 min

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Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

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6.9/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database89 votes

Walter CronkiteSelf - Host

Richard DreyfussPresident

Brian DennehyGen. Bogan

Sam ElliottCongressman Raskob

James CromwellGordon Knapp

John DiehlCol. Cascio

Hank AzariaProf. Groeteschele

Norman LloydDefense Secretary Swenson

Bill SmitrovichGen. Stark

Don CheadleLt. Jimmy Pierce

George ClooneyCol. Jack Grady

Harvey KeitelBrig. Gen. Warren Black

Doris BelackMrs. Johnson

Grant HeslovJimmy

Cast

Walter CronkiteSelf - Host

Richard DreyfussPresident

Brian DennehyGen. Bogan

Sam ElliottCongressman Raskob

James CromwellGordon Knapp

John DiehlCol. Cascio

Hank AzariaProf. Groeteschele

Norman LloydDefense Secretary Swenson

Bill SmitrovichGen. Stark

Don CheadleLt. Jimmy Pierce

George ClooneyCol. Jack Grady

Harvey KeitelBrig. Gen. Warren Black

Doris BelackMrs. Johnson

Grant HeslovJimmy

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