Fail Safe
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
17 people
Walter Cronkite
Self - Host
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Richard Dreyfuss
President
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Noah Wyle
Buck
Known for
Falling Skies
The Pitt
Brian Dennehy
Gen. Bogan
Known for
Ratatouille
First Blood
Sam Elliott
Congressman Raskob
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
James Cromwell
Gordon Knapp
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
John Diehl
Col. Cascio
Known for
Miami Vice
Jurassic Park III
Hank Azaria
Prof. Groeteschele
Known for
The Simpsons
The Smurfs
Norman Lloyd
Defense Secretary Swenson
Known for
Dead Poets Society
St. Elsewhere
Bill Smitrovich
Gen. Stark
Known for
Iron Man
Ted
Don Cheadle
Lt. Jimmy Pierce
Known for
Iron Man 3
Crash
George Clooney
Col. Jack Grady
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
Gravity
Stephen Frears Director · Eugene Burdick Author Harvey Wheeler Author
United States release April 9, 2000 · Produced in United States · Production Maysville Pictures, Warner Bros. Television Studios
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Warner Bros. Television
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Maysville Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Television Studios
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 9, 2000
Premiere
United States · April 9, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States · April 9, 2000
Physical
United States
April 9, 2000 · TV
France
January 4, 2001 · Physical
May 31, 2001 · Physical
Germany
August 18, 2000 · Physical
United Kingdom
September 18, 2000 · Physical
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