
Fail Safe
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Release Date
4/9/2000Runtime
86 minsOverview
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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A taut Cold War nightmare where a single mechanical failure spirals into an apocalyptic crisis. The clock ticks mercilessly as world leaders grapple with an impossible choice between preventing annihilation and maintaining the delicate peace.
Mood
TenseDread-soakedParanoid
Themes
PowerSurvivalWarMortality
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Documentary-likeHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence

Walter Cronkite
Self - Host

Richard Dreyfuss
President

Noah Wyle
Buck

Brian Dennehy
Gen. Bogan

Sam Elliott
Congressman Raskob

James Cromwell
Gordon Knapp

John Diehl
Col. Cascio

Hank Azaria
Prof. Groeteschele

Norman Lloyd
Defense Secretary Swenson

Bill Smitrovich
Gen. Stark

Don Cheadle
Lt. Jimmy Pierce

George Clooney
Col. Jack Grady
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