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Fail Safe (TV Movie 2000) Poster

(2000 TV Movie)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Stephen Frears
Martin Pasetta ... (director: live broadcast) (as Martin A. Pasetta Jr.)

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Eugene Burdick ... (novel) and
Harvey Wheeler ... (novel)
 
Walter Bernstein ... (teleplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Walter Cronkite ... Self - Host
Richard Dreyfuss ... President
Noah Wyle ... Buck
Brian Dennehy ... Gen. Bogan
Sam Elliott ... Congressman Raskob
James Cromwell ... Gordon Knapp
John Diehl ... Col. Cascio
Hank Azaria ... Prof. Groeteschele
Norman Lloyd ... Defense Secretary Swenson
Bill Smitrovich ... Gen. Stark (as William Smitrovich)
Don Cheadle ... Lt. Jimmy Pierce
George Clooney ... Col. Jack Grady
Harvey Keitel ... Brig. Gen. Warren Black
Doris Belack ... Mrs. Johnson
Grant Heslov ... Jimmy
Tommy Hinkley ... SM Sgt. Collins
Thom Mathews ... Billy Flynn
Cynthia Ettinger ... Betty Black
Will Rothhaar ... Tommy Grady
Rick Cramer
Gregory Sporleder
Joe Coyle
Alfred A. Buckles Alfred A. Buckles
Ilia Volok ... (voice)
Evgeniy Lazarev ... (voice) (as Eugene Lazarev)
John Philbin ... (voice)
Matt Adler ... (voice)
John Vargas ... (voice)
Chris Hendrie ... (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanessa Elgrichi Vanessa Elgrichi ... Col. Jack Grady's Daughter
Reiley McClendon ... Col. Jack Grady's Son
Johnny Bolton ... Maj. Lande (uncredited)

Produced by 

Walter Bernstein ... co-executive producer
George Clooney ... executive producer
Amy Minda Cohen ... coordinating producer
Tom Park ... producer
Harvey Wheeler ... co-executive producer
Eric J. Wilker ... associate producer
Pamela Oas Williams ... executive producer
Laura Ziskin ... executive producer

Cinematography by 

John A. Alonzo ... (as John Alonzo)

Casting By 

Barbara Miller
Anthony Sepulveda

Production Design by 

Richard Hoover

Art Direction by 

Troy Sizemore

Set Decoration by 

Alice Baker

Costume Design by 

Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department 

Kim M. Ferry ... key hair stylist
Myke Michaels ... key makeup artist
Allen Payne ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Wendy Acey ... associate director (as Wendy Charles Acey)
Tim Kettle ... associate director

Art Department 

Yaniv Bashan ... set dresser
Karen Brenner ... art department intern
Robert Carbajal ... paint gangboss
Pam Cartmel ... art department coordinator
Dianne Chadwick ... graphic designer
Barry Franenberg ... property master
A. Todd Holland ... set designer
Gregory S. Hooper ... set designer (as Greg Hooper)
Michael E. Johnson ... set dresser
Bobby Mara ... construction general foreman
John McElroy ... props
Charlie Montoya ... set dresser
Christopher Schultz ... set dresser
Dawn Swiderski ... set designer
Mark Vitale ... construction coordinator

Sound Department 

Peter Baird ... sound effects mixer
Ed Greene ... production audio mixer / sound
Hugh Healy ... production sound mixer
Larry Reed ... production sound mixer

Visual Effects by 

Brian J. McNamara ... On-air titles, graphics and credits

Camera and Electrical Department 

Theodore Ashton ... camera operator
David Chameides ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Rocky Danielson ... camera operator
Julian de la Pena ... dimmer board operator
Sam Drummy ... camera operator
Dave Eastwood ... camera operator
Scott Fieldsteel ... assistant chief lighting technician
Thomas Geren ... camera operator
Hank Geving ... camera operator
Larry Heider ... camera operator
David Irete ... camera operator
Andy Kessler ... assistant camera
Kim Killingsworth ... lighting designer
David Levisohn ... camera operator
John O'Brien ... video controller
Wayne Orr ... camera operator
Bill Philbin ... camera operator
Hector Ramirez ... camera operator
Chuck Reilly ... video controller
Dennis Turner ... camera operator
Kelly Waldman ... gaffer
Earl Woody ... lighting department
Easter Xua ... camera operator

Casting Department 

Barbara Miller ... executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Javier Arrieta ... costumer
Nava R. Sadan ... set costumer
Valerie Zielonka ... costume supervisor

Editorial Department 

Anne V. Coates ... editorial consultant

Script and Continuity Department 

Kris Sheets ... script supervisor
Marla Zack ... script coordinator

Additional Crew 

Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
William Bardelli ... associate director (as Will Bardelli)
Francesco Belfiore ... personal assistant: Harvey Keitel
Gilbert Beliso ... production assistant
Alfred A. Buckles ... military advisor
Steve Burgess ... stage manager
Neil Clark ... computer graphic artist
Richard Clark ... computer playback supervisor
Rupert Cole ... set production assistant
Gene Crowe ... technical director
Chris Kiley ... stage manager
Tami Kumin ... key set production assistant
Harve Levine ... stage manager
Relmondo P. Maeder ... production assistant
Scott Morgan ... production assistant
Dency Nelson ... stage manager
Paolo Paci ... production assistant
Vince Poxon ... stage manager
Shannon Ratcliffe ... assistant: Mr. Clooney
Jason Roberts ... stage manager
Allison L. Staak ... production coordinator
Ken Stein ... stage manager
Debbie Williams ... stage manager
Ethel Winant ... executive consultant
Justin Yungfleisch ... production coordinator
Troy Hartman ... stand-in: Mr. Clooney (uncredited)
Ante Novakovic ... assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Denis O'Sullivan ... assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Jon Sperry ... dialect coach (uncredited)

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