Fail Safe

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Directed by

Martin Pasetta

Stephen Frears

Starring (View all)

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

Written by (View all)

Eugene Burdick
(novel) and

Harvey Wheeler
(novel)

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Description: A seemingly-minor electronic error sets the world on the verge of nuclear annihilation in this made-for-TV adaptation of the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler (which was previously filmed in 1964). Due to the burn-out of a piece of circuitry, a computer orders a U.S. Air Force jet on a strategic bombing raid, destroying targets in Russia with nuclear weapons. As Generals Bogan (Brian Dennehy) and Black (Harvey Keitel) desperately search for a way to recall the planes once the mistake has been discovered, the bomber's commander, Col. Grady (George Clooney) sets out on his mission with grim determination, while the Presid ... (more)

Release date: 9 April 2000

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