Thriller ·Drama ·War · United States of America · 1964 · 1h 52m

Fail Safe

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Director
Sidney Lumet
Cast
Henry Fonda as The President Walter Matthau as Prof. Groeteschele Fritz Weaver as Col. Cascio Larry Hagman as Buck Frank Overton as Gen. Bogan Edward Binns as Col. Jack Grady
Crew
Gerald Hirschfeld — Director of Photography Ralph Rosenblum — Editor Walter Bernstein — Screenplay Eugene Burdick — Novel Harvey Wheeler — Novel Max E. Youngstein — Producer
Tagline

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
new york cityusa presidentgeneralatomic bombmissilecold warinterpreterpentagonbunkerhydrogen bombstrategic air commandbomber
Key Collaborators
Sidney Lumet Director Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography Ralph Rosenblum Editor Walter Bernstein Screenplay Eugene Burdick Novel Harvey Wheeler Novel Max E. Youngstein Producer Charles H. Maguire Producer Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
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