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The Brink of War

The Brink of War2026

★7.0117 minDramaHistory

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.

Director

Michael Russell Gunn

Writer

Michael Russell Gunn

Score

Stars

Jeff Daniels Jared Harris J.K. Simmons

Cast32

Jeff Daniels
as Ronald Reagan
Jared Harris
as Mikhail Gorbachev
J.K. Simmons
as George Shultz
Hope Davis
as Nancy Reagan
Branka Katić
as Raisa Gorbachev
Aya Cash
as Cleo
Guy Burnet
as Alexander
Adrian Rawlins
as Max Rampleman
Tim Dutton
as Edward Shevardnadze
Stephen Brennan
as Paul Nitze
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
as Richard Perle
John Ross Bowie
as Ken Adelman
C
Catherine Burdon
as Margaret Clancy
Joi Johannsson
as KGB Colonel
Ari Freyr Isfeld Oskarsson
as KGB Officer
Jóel Sæmundsson
as CIA Officer
Vladimir Kulich
as Sergey Akhromeyev
Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson
as Major Alexei Ivanov
S
Sigurdur Jefferson
as Colonel Tim Schilling
K
Kristín Lea Sigríðardóttir
as Soviet Attaché
T
Tristan Roche
as Samantha Lightning - WH Staffer
B
Brynja Anderiman
as Horse Rider
Sara Rut Arnardóttir
as Ronald Regan Assistant (uncredited)
A
Alexander Briem
as Journalist (uncredited)
E
Ebba Guðný Guðmundsdóttir
as Protocol Officer (uncredited)
T
Tommi Thor Gudmundsson
as US Notetaker (uncredited)
Einar Haraldsson
as USSR Negotiating Team (uncredited)
Jón Jónsson
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
J
Jafet Máni Magnúsarson
as Gorbachev KGB (uncredited)
A
Axel Ólafsson
as KGB Notetaker (uncredited)
D
Dagur Þór Óskarsson
as Stand In (uncredited)
S
Stefán Þór Þorgeirsson
as Shultz Staffer (uncredited)

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