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Fail Safe (2000) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
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Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
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Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Stephen Frears

Written By:
Eugene Burdick
Harvey Wheeler

Actors:
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
Norman Lloyd ..... Defense Secretary Swenson
Bill Smitrovich ..... Gen. Stark (as William Smitrovich)
Don Cheadle ..... Lt. Jimmy Pierce (co-pilot)
George Clooney ..... Col. Jack Grady (command pilot, Group 6)
Harvey Keitel ..... Brig. Gen. Warren 'Blackie' Black
Doris Belack ..... Mrs. Johnson
Grant Heslov ..... Jimmy
Tommy Hinkley ..... SMSgt. Collins (First Sergeant)

Synopsis:

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 President (Richard Dreyfuss) and his translator (Noah Wyle) stay in contact with the Soviet premier, trying to convince him that this was all a terrible mistake. Fail Safe was first presented as a live television broadcast which aired on CBS on April 9, 2000. The supporting cast includes Hank Azaria, Don Cheadle, James Cromwell, and Sam Elliott. Star George Clooney spearheaded the unique project and served as executive producer.

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

The World on The Brink of Accidental War -- UNFOLDING LIVE!

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 January, 2013.

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