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Fail Safe
2000
This groundbreaking live broadcast television drama, directed by Stephen Frears, features an all-star cast including George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Don Cheadle, and Harvey Keitel. When a American bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a bomb on Moscow, the crisis must be averted before all-out war ensues. Read more
| Starring | George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy |
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| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Genres | Drama |
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Fail Safe
This groundbreaking live broadcast television drama, directed by Stephen Frears, features an all-star cast including George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Don Cheadle, and Harvey Keitel. When a American bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a bomb on Moscow, the crisis must be averted before all-out war ensues.
| Starring | George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy, Hank Azaria, Sam Elliott, James Cromwell, John Diehl, Harvey Keitel |
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| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Sep 2000 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Remaking the 1964 Sidney Lumet Cold War classic about a president who nukes New York in atonement for a rogue missile's decimation of Moscow was a challenge in itself. But to do it in one take and in letterboxed black and white was asking a lot of even this talented cast. It was 40 years since live TV drama went out of vogue and the odd gaff here explains why. Yet, director Stephen Frears achieves a judicious blend of suspense and philosophising, as the various hawks and doves seek to sway Richard Dreyfuss while George Clooney's plane gets ever closer to its target.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
A Hit
Cold war drama with a similar storyline to Dr Strangelove, but without the comedy.
The sense of 1960s TV theatre is real - this is a recording of the live b/w TV broadcast. Moving performances from a brilliant starry cast remind you just how good these actors can be.
America's climate of fear is as relevant today as it was then. Depressing to think that no real President would have the nobility to make the kind of agonising sacrifice that Richard Dreyfus does here. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
This is great. I haven't seen the original but would very much like to. This was effectively made-for-tv in production, but the cast alone is top notch. The tension is palpable and the actions believable under extreme circumstances. I would also recommend twelve angry men if you like this film (or visa versa).
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