Fail-Safe

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 gives an atmospheric vision of the future with a Cold War backdrop.

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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War

Director: Sidney Lumet

Actors: Charles Tyner, Dan O'Herlihy, Dana Elcar, Dom DeLuise, Edward Binns, Frank Overton, Frank Simpson, Fritz Weaver, Geri Miller, Henry Fonda, Hildy Parks, Janet Ward, John Connell, Larry Hagman, Louise Larabee, Nancy Berg, Russell Collins, Russell Hardie, Sorrell Booke, Stewart Germain, Walter Matthau, William Hansen

Country: United States of America

Company: Bluebush Productions, Columbia Pictures

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award, 3 nominations total

Duration: 01:52 1h 52min

Release: 1964

Release Date: 1964-10-07

IMDb: 8

TMDB: 7.788

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Metacritic: 75

FilmAffinity: 7.6