
Fail Safe(2000)
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.


“Frank and Eleanor Perry, makers of "David and Lisa," have produced a new motion picture... a picture dedicated to life.”
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack.
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Jane Connell
Mrs. Maxton

William Daniels
Mr. Calkins

James Frawley
Truck Driver

Richard Hamilton
JoAnn's Father

Kathryn Hays
Mrs. Betty Forbes

Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Hayworth
Elena Karam
Don & Trudy's Mother

Judith Lowry
Luke's Grandmother

Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Andrews

Estelle Parsons
JoAnn's Mother
Ladybug Ladybug is a drama film released in 1963 exploring themes of nuclear war, panic, cold war, elementary school, bomb shelter, based on magazine, newspaper or article. Directed by Frank Perry, it stars Jane Connell, William Daniels, James Frawley. The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack.
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