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Fail Safe (1964)

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

7.8(470)1h 52mOctober 7, 1964

Thriller Drama War

Sidney Lumet

Director

Walter Bernstein

Writer

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Diary

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.

Cast

Henry Fonda

The President

Walter Matthau

Prof. Groeteschele

Fritz Weaver

Col. Cascio

Larry Hagman

Buck

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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

Dom DeLuise

TSgt. Collins

Russell Collins

Knapp

Sorrell Booke

Congressman Raskob

John Connell

Thomas

Hildy Parks

Betty Black

Dana Elcar

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: October 7, 1964
Production: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America

Keywords

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

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