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Fail Safe(1964)

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

  • October 7, 1964
  • 1 h 52 min
  • NR
  • Thriller, Drama, War
7.8TMDB · 495 votes
8.0IMDb
93%Rotten Tomatoes
75/100Metacritic

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

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.

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Cast

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    The President

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter Matthau

    Prof. Groeteschele

  • Fritz Weaver

    Fritz Weaver

    Col. Cascio

  • Larry Hagman

    Larry Hagman

    Buck

  • Frank Overton

    Frank Overton

    Gen. Bogan

  • Edward Binns

    Edward Binns

    Col. Jack Grady

  • Dan O'Herlihy

    Dan O'Herlihy

    Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

  • William Hansen

    William Hansen

    Defense Secretary Swenson

  • Russell Hardie

    Russell Hardie

    Gen. Stark

  • Janet Ward

    Janet Ward

    Helen Grady

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