**Fail Safe (1964)** _Directed by Sidney Lumet_ Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe is one of the first Hollywood films to seriously propose that nuclear Armageddon could be brought about by system error. A technical malfunction sends American bombers to Moscow with orders to attack, and the President (Henry Fonda) must work desperately to stop catastrophe before it's too late. Based on a novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, the screenplay is excellent, the tension relentless, the performances more than sufficient to create the desired effect. As far as nuclear war goes, we as a world apparently…
“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”
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.
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
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Cast
Henry FondaThe President
Walter MatthauProf. Groeteschele
Fritz WeaverCol. Cascio
Larry HagmanBuck
Frank OvertonGen. Bogan
Edward BinnsCol. Jack Grady
Dan O'HerlihyBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black
William HansenDefense Secretary Swenson
Russell HardieGen. Stark
Janet WardHelen GradyDom DeLuiseTSgt. Collins
Russell CollinsKnappMedia
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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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The movie stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton and more.
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