Fail Safe
“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”
1964•NR•1h 52m•7.8•Released
ThrillerDrama
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.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Writer
Walter Bernstein
Languages
English, Russian
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Henry Fonda
The President
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
Russell Hardie
Gen. Stark
Janet Ward
Helen Grady
Dom DeLuise
TSgt. Collins
Russell Collins
Knapp
Sorrell Booke
Congressman Raskob
Nancy Berg
Ilsa Wolfe
John Connell
Thomas
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Charles H. Maguire
Producer
Max E. Youngstein
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