Drama ·Thriller ·TV Movie · United States of America · 2000 · 1h 26m

Fail Safe

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Director
Stephen Frears
Cast
Walter Cronkite as Self - Host Richard Dreyfuss as President Noah Wyle as Buck Brian Dennehy as Gen. Bogan Sam Elliott as Congressman Raskob James Cromwell as Gordon Knapp
Crew
John A. Alonzo — Director of Photography Eugene Burdick — Novel Harvey Wheeler — Novel Tom Park — Producer Richard Hoover — Production Design Molly Maginnis — Costume Design
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
usa presidentbased on novel or booknuclear waratomic bombcold warair forcemoral dilemmarussia
Key Collaborators
Stephen Frears Director John A. Alonzo Director of Photography Eugene Burdick Novel Harvey Wheeler Novel Tom Park Producer Richard Hoover Production Design Molly Maginnis Costume Design
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