Fail Safe (1964)

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Fail Safe on IMDb 8.0/10 16,537 votes

Released:
1964-10-07

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

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama, War

  • Cast:
  • Henry Fonda
    as
    The President
  • Walter Matthau
    as
    Prof. Groeteschele
  • Fritz Weaver
    as
    Col. Cascio
  • Larry Hagman
    as
    Buck
  • Frank Overton
    as
    Gen. Bogan