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Over the years, both the novel and the movie were well received for their depiction of a nuclear crisis, despite many critical reviews rejecting the notion that a breakdown in communication could result in the erroneous go-command depicted in the novel and the movie. Lawsuit. Fail Safe and Dr. Strangelove were both produced in the period after ...
- $1.8 million (rentals)
- Sidney Lumet, Charles H. Maguire, Max E. Youngstein
- October 7, 1964
A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted? IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic drama directed by Sidney Lumet.
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- Sidney Lumet
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- Drama, Thriller
A classic Cold War thriller about a nuclear attack on Moscow by mistake. The President and the Soviet leader try to prevent a global catastrophe while a squadron of American bombers approaches the target.
Fail Safe is a film adaptation of the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, about a U.S. defense system failure that threatens to start World War III. The film follows the efforts of a group of military and political leaders to prevent the catastrophe and the personal drama of a pilot who is torn between his loyalty and his conscience.
- Sidney Lumet, Harry Falk Jr.
- Henry Fonda
Fail-Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller about a nuclear attack on Moscow by mistake. See the ratings, reviews, cast, photos, and where to watch this classic film.
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- Henry Fonda
- Sidney Lumet
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
Fail Safe is a 1964 movie directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau. It depicts a fictional nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union caused by a computer malfunction.
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An American bomber team accidentally orders the destruction of Moscow, and the President has to prevent a nuclear war. Fail Safe is a classic Cold War drama directed by Sidney Lumet, based on a novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler.
