

Fail Safe (1964)
- NR
- 09/15/1964 (US)
- Thriller, Drama, War
- 1h 52m
It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
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.
Sidney Lumet
DirectorEugene Burdick
NovelHarvey Wheeler
NovelWalter Bernstein
ScreenplayCast

Henry Fonda
The President
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Larry Hagman
Buck
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Dan O'Herlihy
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black