DVD - Fail Safe
Oscar winner George Clooney (Syriana, Ocean's Thirteen) and Emmy nominated Noah Wyle ("ER," "Librarian: Quest for the Spear") head an all-star cast in this tense and powerful Cold War thriller performed live on network TV (CBS). An electrical malfunction prevents the Pentagon from stopping a pilot (Clooney) whose jet has been mistakenly ordered to drop nuclear bombs on Russia. Facing world nuclear annihilation the American President (Richard Dreyfus) must choose between an all-out war or the planned nuclear bombing of New York City as compensation. Based on Sydney Lumet's classic 1964 "Playhouse 90" presentation from the novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene Burdick. Directed by Oscar-nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons). All-star cast includes Richard Dreyfus, Noah Wyle, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Harvey Keitel, James Cromwell, Hank Azaria, Sam Elliott.
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| Release Date (USA): |
2007-06-05 |
| Rating (USA): |
NA |
| Release Date (UK): |
- |
| Rating (UK) : |
NA |
| Director: |
Stephen Frears |
| Producer: |
- |
| Studio: |
Warner Home Video |
| Writer/s: |
Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler (novel), Walter Bernstein (teleplay) |
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