Fail Safe

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Fail Safe

2000

1h 26m

6.9(85 votes)

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Walter Cronkite

Self - Host

Acting

Richard Dreyfuss

President

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Noah Wyle

Buck

Acting

Brian Dennehy

Gen. Bogan

Acting

Sam Elliott

Congressman Raskob

Acting

James Cromwell

Gordon Knapp

Acting

John Diehl

Col. Cascio

Acting

Hank Azaria

Prof. Groeteschele

Acting

Norman Lloyd

Defense Secretary Swenson

Acting

Bill Smitrovich

Gen. Stark

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Don Cheadle

Lt. Jimmy Pierce

Acting

George Clooney

Col. Jack Grady

Acting

Harvey Keitel

Brig. Gen. Warren Black

Acting

Doris Belack

Mrs. Johnson

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Grant Heslov

Jimmy

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Will Rothhaar

Tommy Grady

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John Philbin

Unknown Role

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