FAIL SAFE
Brief Synopsis
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Adaptation of the 1962 novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene Burdick, in which Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow, due to a transmission blunder. The President and U.S. military leaders must take drastic measures to sa
Cast & Crew
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Marty Pasetta
Director
Doris Belack
Grant Heslov
Cynthia Ettinger
Richard Dreyfuss
Bill Smitrovich
Film Details
Also Known As
Fail-Safe
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Location
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Adaptation of the 1962 novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene Burdick, in which Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow, due to a transmission blunder. The President and U.S. military leaders must take drastic measures to sa
Cast
Doris Belack
Grant Heslov
Cynthia Ettinger
Richard Dreyfuss
Bill Smitrovich
John Philbin
Voice
Sam Elliott
Tommy Hinkley
Brian Dennehy
Matt Adler
Voice
Eugene Lazarev
Voice
George Clooney
Walter Cronkite
Alfred A Buckles
Will Rothhaar
Norman Lloyd
Harvey Keitel
John Vargas
Voice
Hank Azaria
Joe Coyle
Rick Cramer
Don Cheadle
Levani Ilia Volokh
Voice
James Cromwell
Noah Wyle
Chris Hendrie
Voice
John Diehl
Thom Mathews
Gregory Sporleder
Crew
Wendy Charles Acey
Production
Preston Adams
Electrician
John Alonzo
Director Of Photography
Steve Anderson
Sound Mixer
Dan Andresen
Production
Tom Angelotti
Other
Jon Aoresty
Other
Ted Ashton
Camera Operator
Geoff Aull
Production Assistant
Peter Baird
Sound Effects
Alice Baker
Set Decorator
Will Bardelli
Production
Gilbert Beliso
Production Assistant
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay
Walter Bernstein
Co-Executive Producer
Walter Bernstein
From Story
Tim Bower
Production
Afred A Buckles
Advisor
Eugene Burdick
Source Material (From Novel)
Steve Burgess
Stage Manager
Pam Cartmel
Art Department Coordinator
Dave Chameides
Camera Operator
George Clooney
Executive Producer
Anne V. Coates
Editing
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Amy Minda Cohen
Line Producer
Gene Crowe
Technical Director
Rocky Danielson
Camera Operator
Julian De La Pena
Electrician
Robert Dick
Electrician
Sam Drummy
Camera Operator
Mike Dunivant
Grip
David Eastwood
Camera Operator
Michael Fay
Grip
Charlie Fernandez
Production
Kim Ferry
Hair Stylist
Bill Fleming
Grip
Barry Franenberg
Property Master
Fred Gerardo
Production
Tom Geren
Camera Operator
Hank Geving
Camera Operator
Ed Greene
Audio Mixer
Keith Hall
Other
Hugh Healy
Other
Larry Heider
Camera Operator
Bud Heller
Grip
Chris Hinojosa
Production
A Todd Holland
Set Designer
Greg Hooper
Set Designer
Richard Hoover
Production Designer
Tim Hubit
Other
David Irete
Camera Operator
Gary J Jensen
Grip
Tim Kettle
Production
Bob Keys
Camera Operator
Chris Kiley
Stage Manager
Kim Killingsworth
Lighting
Steve Kurses
Grip
Harve Levine
Stage Manager
Dave Levisohn
Camera Operator
Frank Linder
Production
Relmundo P Maeder
Production Assistant
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Scott Manning
Grip
Bob Mayon
Production
John Mayon
Production
Andy Mcdonnell
Grip
Joshua Michaels
Production Assistant
Keith Middleton
Electrician
Scott Morgan
Production Assistant
Dency Nelson
Stage Manager
John O'brien
Video
Wayne Orr
Camera Operator
Tom Park
Producer
Mike Parker
Sound Mixer
Nick Pavonetti
Production Assistant
Leonard Petris
Production
Bill Philbin
Camera Operator
John P Powers
Grip
Vince Poxon
Stage Manager
Randy Pulley
Production
Hector Ramirez
Camera Operator
Chris Reed
Electrician
Larry Reed
Production Sound Mixer
Chuck Reilly
Video
Gina Renna
Production Assistant
Jason Roberts
Stage Manager
Damian Salinas
Electrician
Tracy Senter
Production Assistant
Anthony Sepulveda
Casting
Kris Sheets
Script Supervisor
Troy Sizemore
Art Director
Bruce Solberg
Videotape Operator
Allison L Staak
Production Coordinator
Ken Stein
Stage Manager
Dawn Swiderski
Set Designer
Bob Tully
Production
Dennis Turner
Camera Operator
Paul Vakay
Electrician
Paul Valdera
Sound Mixer
Mark Vitale
Construction Coordinator
Kelly Waldman
Electrician
Tracy Warbin
Makeup Artist
Harvey Wheeler
Source Material (From Novel)
Harvey Wheeler
Co-Executive Producer
Eric J Wilker
Associate Producer
Deborah K Williams
Stage Manager
Pamela Oas Williams
Executive Producer
Mike Wilson
Production
Ethel Winant
Executive Consultant
Earl Woody
Electrician
Easter Xua
Camera Operator
Justin Yungfleisch
Assistant Production Coordinator
Marla Zack
Script Coordinator
Valerie Zielonka
Costume Supervisor
Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Fail-Safe
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Location
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 9, 2000
Aired in United States June 5, 2007
Began shooting April 9, 2000.
Completed shooting April 9, 2000.
Presented as a live, black-and-white broadcast.
Walter Bernstein also wrote the screenplay for the 1964 theatrical film "Fail Safe," directed by Sidney Lumet.
