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Fail Safe

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Fail Safe

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

7.8

1h 52m

1964

“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ThrillerDramaWar

new york cityusa presidentgeneralatomic bombmissilecold warinterpreterpentagonbunkerhydrogen bombstrategic air commandbomber

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Cast & Crew

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

as The President

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

as Prof. Groeteschele

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

as Col. Cascio

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

as Buck

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

as Gen. Bogan

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

as Col. Jack Grady

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

William Hansen

William Hansen

as Defense Secretary Swenson

Russell Hardie

Russell Hardie

as Gen. Stark

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