Fail Safe

Name: Fail Safe
Genre: drama, thriller, tv-movie
Released: 2000
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy, Sam Elliott

Fail Safe (2000) — drama, thriller, tv-movie film. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy. This page maps 1 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for Fail Safe

Fail Safe offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 1 characters interconnect through 1 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A technical malfunction during the Cold War triggers an accidental nuclear launch, forcing leaders into impossible diplomatic and moral choices.

Drama, Thriller, TV Movie · 6.9/10 · 86 min · 2000

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

Credits

director

Stephen Frears
novel

Harvey Wheeler
novel

Eugene Burdick
teleplay

Walter Bernstein
actor

as Self - Host

Walter Cronkite

Videos

Fail Safe (2000) - Trailer

Images

Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q750205), public domain (CC0).