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The Brink of War

2026 · Drama · Michael Russell Gunn · 1h 57m

In October 1986 Reagan flies to Reykjavik to talk about nuclear weapons with Gorbachev, and the meeting runs far past what either side came for. It is talk across a table, turning on how far each man will go.

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