Fail Safe · 1964

Fail Safe

«It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!»

Sidney Lumet · 112 min · United States of America

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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Production companies

Columbia Pictures

Locations

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Setting

Nueva York Washington D. C. Nebraska

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Cast

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  Henry Fonda

  The President

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  Walter Matthau

  Prof. Groeteschele

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  Fritz Weaver

  Col. Cascio

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  Larry Hagman

  Buck

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  Frank Overton

  Gen. Bogan

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  Edward Binns

  Col. Jack Grady

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  Dan O'Herlihy

  Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

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  William Hansen

  Defense Secretary Swenson