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Fail Safe

Fail Safe

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

19647.81h 52m

Overview

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Walter Bernstein, Harvey Wheeler, Eugene Burdick
Produced by Charles H. Maguire, Max E. Youngstein
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Top Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

The President

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Prof. Groeteschele

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Col. Cascio

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Buck

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Gen. Bogan

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Col. Jack Grady

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

William Hansen

William Hansen

Defense Secretary Swenson

Russell Hardie

Russell Hardie

Gen. Stark

Janet Ward

Janet Ward

Helen Grady

Themes & Keywords

new york cityusa presidentgeneralatomic bombmissilecold warinterpreterpentagonbunkerhydrogen bombstrategic air commandbomberfighter pilotdestroymoscow, russiaair attackairborne attackarmed attackww3

About Fail Safe

Fail Safe is a thriller, drama, war film released in 1964 exploring themes of new york city, usa president, general, atomic bomb, missile, cold war. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver. Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

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