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Fail-Safe - Sidney Lumet

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Directed by: 
Sidney Lumet
Story by: 
Eugene Burdick
Harvey Wheeler
Screenplay by: 
Walter Bernstein
Produced by: 
Sidney Lumet
Max E. Youngstein
Release year: 
1964
Country: 
United States of America
Runtime: 
112min
Genre: 
Thriller
War film
Adventure Film
Science Fiction
Drama
Locations: 
Empire State Building
Subjects: 
Deterrence theory
Tagline: 
'Fail-Safe' will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
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Plot: 
A series of human and computer errors sends a squadron of American 'Vindicator' bombers to nuke Moscow. The President, in order to convince the Soviets that this is a mistake, orders the Strategic Air Command to help the Soviets stop them.
Cast: 
Henry Fonda
as
The President
Dan O'Herlihy
as
General Black
(
USAF
)
Walter Matthau
as
Prof. Groeteschele
Dom DeLuise
as
Sgt. Collins
(
USAF
)
Fritz Weaver
as
Colonel Cascio
(
USAF
)
William Hansen
as
Secretary Swenson
Frank Overton
as
General Bogan
(
USAF
)
Edward Binns
as
Colonel Grady
(
USAF
)
Sorrell Booke
as
Congressman Raskob
Larry Hagman
as
Buck
Nancy Berg
as
Ilsa Wolfe
Russell Collins
as
Knapp
Russell Hardie
as
General Stark
John Connell
as
Thomas
Frank Simpson
as
Sullivan
Hildy Parks
as
Betty Black
Janet Ward
as
Mrs. Grady
Dana Elcar
as
Foster
Stewart Germain
as
Mr. Cascio
Louise Larabee
as
Mrs. Cascio
Frieda Altman
as
Jennie
Geri Miller
as
Go-go Dancer
Charles Tyner
as
Jet Fighter Pilot

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