Fail-Safe (1964) Fail-Safe

Fail-Safe ★★★½ 1964 A nail-biting nuclear age nightmare, in which American planes have been erroneously sent to bomb the USSR, with no way to recall them. An all-star cast impels this bitterly serious thriller, the straight-faced flipside of "Dr. Strangelove." 111m/B VHS, DVD, Wide. Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Larry Hagman, Fritz Weaver, Dom DeLuise; Director: Sidney Lumet; Writer: Walter Bernstein; Writer: Gerald Hirschfeld.

At-a-glance
Year Released 1964
Length (in minutes) 111
Display Black & White
Formats VHS, DVD, Wide.
National Film Registry
Credits
Role Name
Actor Fritz Weaver
Actor Dan O'Herlihy
Actor Dom DeLuise
Actor Henry Fonda
Actor Larry Hagman
Actor Walter Matthau
Cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld
Director Sidney Lumet
Writer Walter Bernstein