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Fail Safe

7.8

Released October 07, 1964Runtime 1h 52min

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

War

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

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Cast

Henry FondaThe President

Walter MatthauProf. Groeteschele

Fritz WeaverCol. Cascio

Larry HagmanBuck

Frank OvertonGen. Bogan

Edward BinnsCol. Jack Grady

Dan O'HerlihyBrig. Gen. Warren A. Black

William HansenDefense Secretary Swenson

Russell HardieGen. Stark

Janet WardHelen Grady

Dom DeLuiseTSgt. Collins

Russell CollinsKnapp

Sorrell BookeCongressman Raskob

Nancy BergIlsa Wolfe

John ConnellThomas

Frank SimpsonSullivan

Hildy ParksBetty Black

Dana ElcarFoster

Louise LarabeeMrs. Cascio

Stewart GermainMr. Cascio

Geri MillerGo-go Dancer (uncredited)

Charles TynerJet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

Frieda AltmanJennie

Will WrightBit Part (uncredited)

Crew

Sidney LumetDirector

Harry FalkAssistant Director

Eugene BurdickNovel

Harvey WheelerNovel

Walter BernsteinScreenplay

Sidney LumetExecutive Producer

Max E. YoungsteinProducer

Charles H. MaguireProducer

Gerald HirschfeldDirector of Photography

Ralph RosenblumEditor

Albert BrennerArt Direction

J.C. DelaneySet Decoration

Anna Hill JohnstoneCostume Design

Jack FitzstephensSound Editor

William SwiftSound mixer

Bill HermanMakeup Department Head

Albert TaffetCamera Operator

Eugene BurdickScript

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