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Political action drama, which sees the world poised for nuclear conflict when an American bomber is accidentally ordered to destroy Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Featuring an all-star cast, this remake of the 1964 film of the same name won huge critical acclaim when it was initially performed as a live television broadcast on the American CBS network.

Keywords:

Action, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (2000) (Made for TV) (3 Star)

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss	.... President
Noah Wyle	.... Buck
Brian Dennehy	.... General Bogan USAF
Sam Elliott	.... Congressman Tom Raskob
James Cromwell	.... Gordon Knapp
John Diehl	.... Colonel Cascio USAF

Supporting Cast:

Hank Azaria	.... Prof. Groeteschele
Norman Lloyd	.... Defense Secretary Swenson
Bill Smitrovich	.... General Stark
Don Cheadle	.... Lieutenant Jimmy Pierce Copilot
George Clooney	.... Col. Jack Grady Command Pilot Group 6

Directors:

Stephen Frears

Producers:

Tom Park

Writers:

Eugene Burdick
Harvey Wheeler
Walter Bernstein