The Brink of War
2026 · 1h 59m
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Overview
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 GunnCast of The Brink of War
Jeff DanielsRonald Reagan
Jared HarrisMikhail Gorbachev
J.K. SimmonsGeorge Shultz
Hope DavisNancy Reagan
Branka KatićRaisa Gorbachev
Aya CashCleo
Guy BurnetAlexander
Adrian RawlinsMax Rampleman
Tim DuttonEdward Shevardnadze
Stephen BrennanPaul Nitze
Jóhannes Haukur JóhannessonRichard Perle
John Ross BowieKen Adelman
Catherine BurdonMargaret Clancy
Joi JohannssonKGB Colonel
Ari Freyr Isfeld OskarssonKGB Officer
Jóel SæmundssonCIA Officer
Vladimir KulichSergey Akhromeyev
Hjörtur Jóhann JónssonMajor Alexei Ivanov- Sigurdur JeffersonColonel Tim Schilling
- Kristín Lea SigríðardóttirSoviet Attaché
- Tristan RocheSamantha Lightning - WH Staffer
- Brynja AnderimanHorse Rider
Sara Rut ArnardóttirRonald Regan Assistant (uncredited)- Alexander BriemJournalist (uncredited)
- Ebba Guðný GuðmundsdóttirProtocol Officer (uncredited)
- Tommi Thor GudmundssonUS Notetaker (uncredited)
Einar HaraldssonUSSR Negotiating Team (uncredited)
Jón JónssonTV Reporter (uncredited)- Jafet Máni MagnúsarsonGorbachev KGB (uncredited)
- Axel ÓlafssonKGB Notetaker (uncredited)
- Dagur Þór ÓskarssonStand In (uncredited)
- Stefán Þór ÞorgeirssonShultz Staffer (uncredited)