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Fail Safe
“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”
7.8 / 10• 1964• 1h 52m•NR• English
ThrillerDramaWar
Storyline
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 & Crew
Henry Fonda
The President
Lead
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Larry Hagman
Buck
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Dan O'Herlihy
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
William Hansen
Defense Secretary Swenson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Lumet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fail Safe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
