Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film starring Henry Fonda, directed by Sidney Lumet, and released by Columbia Pictures. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, the film follows a crisis caused by a critical mechanical error that sends a group of U.S. strategic bomber to destroy Moscow, and the ensuing attempts to stop the attack from triggering a Soviet retaliatory nuclear strike. Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Larry Hagman, and Fritz Weaver appear in support.
Fail Safe (1964)
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Genres - Drama, Thriller, War |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller Film |
Release Date - Oct 7, 1964 |
Run Time - 112 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
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Themes
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Aircraft, American, Atomic Bomb, Attack, Aviation, Bomber, Cold War, Film Based On A Novel, General, Interpreter, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mistake, Moscow, New York City, Russia, Strategic Air Command
Attributes
Based On: Fail-Safe
Narrative Location: Nebraska, New York City, Washington, D.C.
Subject: aviation, Cold War, nuclear warfare
Narrative Location: Nebraska, New York City, Washington, D.C.
Subject: aviation, Cold War, nuclear warfare
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A prova di errore
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Angriffsziel Moskau
AT, DE
Bombabiztos
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Bombsäkert
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Czerwona linia
PL
Decizie limita
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Fail Safe
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Fail Safe - Feuer wird vom Himmel fallen
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Fail-Safe
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Fejl-sikker
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Helgardert?
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Limite de Segurança
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Límite de seguridad
AR, MX, US, UY
Michi he no hikou
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Missão Suicida
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Mutlak Savaş
TR
Point limite
CA, FR
Pommin varjossa
FI
Punt límit
ES
Punto límite
AR, CL, ES
Saugumo sistema
LT
Selhání vyloučeno
CZ
Sistem de siguranta infailibil
RO
Synagermos thanatou
GR
Συναγερμός θανάτου
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Защитна система
BG
Контролна зала
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Критична тачка
RS
Система безопасности
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奇幻核子戰
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未知への飛行
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未知への飛行／フェイル・セイフ
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