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Fail Safe (2000)

TV Movie  -  PG 86 min  -  Drama | Thriller | War
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Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

Director:

Stephen Frears

Writers:

Eugene Burdick (novel), Harvey Wheeler (novel), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss and Noah Wyle
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Walter Cronkite ...
Himself - Host
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Noah Wyle ...
Buck
Brian Dennehy ...
Sam Elliott ...
James Cromwell ...
John Diehl ...
Hank Azaria ...
Norman Lloyd ...
Bill Smitrovich ...
Gen. Stark (as William Smitrovich)
Don Cheadle ...
Lt. Jimmy Pierce
George Clooney ...
Harvey Keitel ...
Doris Belack Doris Belack ...
Mrs. Johnson
Grant Heslov ...
Jimmy
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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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Plot Keywords:

Cold War | Nuclear Holocaust | Live Broadcast | Doomsday | Nuclear Threat  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

A prova di errore See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 15, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

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Maysville Pictures, Warner Bros. Television See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

The first feature-length fictional show broadcast live on CBS in 39 years. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Buck begins translating, he begins speaking *immediately* upon hearing the Soviet premier speak, betraying the fact that he's just reciting lines in a script. A real translator would need to listen to most of the first sentence before speaking, especially with languages that place the verb at or near the end of the sentence, as most languages other than English do. See more »

Quotes

Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Dad! How long is this one gonna be?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Shouldn't be too late.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Are you sure?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: I'm positive.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Only fools are positive.
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Are you sure?
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: I'm positive.
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Connections

Featured in The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) See more »