Movie

Fail Safe (1964)

• NR
• October 7, 1964
• 1h 52m

• Thriller
• Drama
• War

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

Overview

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

Writers

Walter Bernstein, Harvey Wheeler, Eugene Burdick

Starring

Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver