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Fail Safe

6.9 / 10 2000 1h 26mNR English
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self - Host

Lead
Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

President

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

Buck

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Gen. Bogan

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Congressman Raskob

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Gordon Knapp

John Diehl

John Diehl

Col. Cascio

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Prof. Groeteschele

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Frears's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Fail Safe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker