Fail Safe

Fail Safe
1964ThrillerDramaWar112 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Sidney Lumet

    Director

  • Walter Bernstein

    Screenplay

  • Eugene Burdick

    Novel

  • Harvey Wheeler

    Novel

  • Gerald Hirschfeld

    Director of Photography

  • Ralph Rosenblum

    Editor

  • 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

  • Frank Simpson

    Sullivan

  • Hildy Parks

    Betty Black

  • Dana Elcar

    Foster

  • Louise Larabee

    Mrs. Cascio

  • Stewart Germain

    Mr. Cascio

  • Geri Miller

    Go-go Dancer (uncredited)

  • Charles Tyner

    Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

  • Frieda Altman

    Jennie

  • Will Wright

    Bit Part (uncredited)

    • 4.0

    Runtime

    112 minutes

    Released

    1964-10-07

    Languages

    English

    Pусский

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Columbia Pictures

    Updated

    21 days ago

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