Fail Safe

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.

1h 52m1964NRTMDb 7.8

ThrillerDramaWar

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 7 October 1964
Runtime: 1h 52m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 7.8 / 10 (505 votes)

Production

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Walter Bernstein, Harvey Wheeler, Eugene Burdick
Studios: Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Russian