Film
Fail Safe
1964· NR· 1h 52m· Drama· Thriller· War
“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.
1964-10-07
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorSidney Lumet
ScreenplayWalter Bernstein
ProducerCharles H. Maguire
Director of PhotographyGerald Hirschfeld
EditorRalph Rosenblum
Full cast & crew (24 cast · 18 crew)
Details
Released1964-10-07
Runtime1h 52m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosColumbia Pictures
LanguagesEnglish · Russian
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.8/10 · 468 votes
Original languageen
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