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Fail-Safe
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Fail-Safe is a 1964 American thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Walter Bernstein, with Gerald Hirschfeld as director of photography. The cast includes Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, and Frank Overton. The narrative takes place in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Nebraska, focusing on aviation, the Cold War, and nuclear warfare.
The black-and-white movie has a runtime of 112 minutes and was originally released in English. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, with later distribution via Netflix in video on demand format. The film is set in environments including airplanes and aircraft. It has been included in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores cited are 8/10, 93%, and 75/100. The film carries the tagline "It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!" Keywords associated with the work include New York City, USA president, general, atomic bomb, and missile.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Because 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.
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
- Edward Binns as Col. Jack Grady
Themes
- new york city
- usa president
- general
- atomic bomb
- missile
- cold war
- interpreter
- pentagon
- bunker
- hydrogen bomb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- nuclear warfare
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast member
- Russell Hardie
- Producer
- Sidney Lumet
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Gerald Hirschfeld
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 873767
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Edward Binns in Fail-Safe trailer.jpg
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- publication date
- 1964-10-07
- title
- Fail-Safe
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Fail Safe (1964 film)
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 75/100
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