The Peacemaker

Nicole Kidman plays Dr. Julia Kelly, a U.S. nuclear specialist, and George Clooney plays Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Devoe, a Special Forces intelligence officer. Kelly is not a former diplomat, although the official synopsis contrasts her diplomatic approach with Devoe's military style. [Amblin](https://amblin.com/movie/the-peacemaker/) [Paramount](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/the-peacemaker).

A train carrying nuclear warheads crashes into a passenger train in Russia, and a 75-kiloton blast helps conceal the theft of the remaining weapons. Kelly and Devoe follow the stolen bombs through Eastern Europe and into New York City. [Amblin](https://amblin.com/movie/the-peacemaker/).

The film's screenplay by Michael Schiffer is credited as based on One Point Safe by Andrew and Leslie Cockburn, about the security of Russia's nuclear arsenal. The film was released in 1997 and directed by Mimi Leder. [IMDb credits](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119874/fullcredits/) [Amblin](https://amblin.com/movie/the-peacemaker/).

The 1997 thriller is a DreamWorks Pictures production associated with Paramount, and its central cast is George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iures, and Aleksandr Baluev. Hans Zimmer wrote the score and Mimi Leder directed. [Amblin](https://amblin.com/movie/the-peacemaker/) [Paramount](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/the-peacemaker).