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Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The film follows a crisis caused by a critical error that sends a group of U.S. bombers to destroy Moscow , and the ensuing attempts to stop the bomber group before it can deploy a nuclear first ...
- $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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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 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 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 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.
Fail Safe, American thriller film, released in 1964, that centres on an accidental nuclear attack during the Cold War. Director Sidney Lumet shot the black-and-white movie in a minimalist, claustrophobic, documentary style and without a musical score to heighten the tension.
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