Fail Safe
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Release & Details
Release Date
2000-04-09
TMDb Rating
6.9
Cast
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
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