Fail Safe (1964)
07/10/1964
Thriller, Drama, War
1h 52m
- 78% (424 votes)
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It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
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.
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Walter BernsteinScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- new york city
- usa president
- general
- atomic bomb
- missile
- cold war
- interpreter
- pentagon
- bunker
- hydrogen bomb
- strategic air command
- bomber
- fighter pilot
- destroy
- moscow, russia
- air attack
- airborne attack
- armed attack
- ww3
Top Billed Cast
Henry Fonda
The President
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Larry Hagman
Buck
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Dan O'Herlihy
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
William Hansen
Defense Secretary Swenson
Russell Hardie
Gen. Stark
Janet Ward
Helen Grady
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