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Fail Safe

1964Age guide: 7+

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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…

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Starring

  • Henry FondaThe President
  • Walter MatthauProf. Groeteschele
  • Fritz WeaverCol. Cascio
  • Larry HagmanBuck
  • Frank OvertonGen. Bogan
  • Edward BinnsCol. Jack Grady
  • Dan O'HerlihyBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black
  • William HansenDefense Secretary Swenson

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badelf: Fail Safe (1964) Directed by Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe is one of the first Hollywood films to seriously propose that nuclear… Read full review

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