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Fail Safe (TV 2000)

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 »
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Fail Safe -- American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it's a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?
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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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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A prova di errore See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

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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