The Brink of War

Synopsis

President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.

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Cast

Jeff Daniels

Ronald Reagan

Jared Harris

Mikhail Gorbachev

J.K. Simmons

George Shultz

Hope Davis

Nancy Reagan

Branka Katić

Raisa Gorbachev

Aya Cash

Cleo

Guy Burnet

Alexander

Adrian Rawlins

Max Rampleman

Tim Dutton

Edward Shevardnadze

Stephen Brennan

Paul Nitze

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

Richard Perle

John Ross Bowie

Ken Adelman

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Catherine Burdon

Margaret Clancy

Joi Johannsson

KGB Colonel

Ari Freyr Isfeld Oskarsson

KGB Officer

Jóel Sæmundsson

CIA Officer

Vladimir Kulich

Sergey Akhromeyev

Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson

Major Alexei Ivanov

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Sigurdur Jefferson

Colonel Tim Schilling

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Kristín Lea Sigríðardóttir

Soviet Attaché

Crew

Camera

• Magdalena Górka Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Ivana Primorac Hair Designer
• Ivana Primorac Makeup Designer

Directing

• Michael Russell Gunn Director

Editing

• Michael L. Sale Editor
• Laura Steiger Editor

Production

• Michael Russell Gunn Producer
• John Logan Pierson Producer
• Christopher Hammond Producer

Sound

• Austin Wintory Original Music Composer

Writing

• Michael Russell Gunn Writer

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