Fail-Safe (1964)

112 min · Political Drama, Thriller, political thriller film, thriller film

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Directors

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton, Ed Binns, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hansen, Russell Hardie, Janet Ward, Dom DeLuise

The story

United States Air Force Brigadier General Warren Black flies to Washington, D.C. to attend a Pentagon conference led by Dr. Groeteschele, a political advisor renowned for his expertise on nuclear strategy and fervent anti-communism.

Catalogue themes and tags

Atomic Bomb, Bomber, Bunker, Destroy, Fighter Pilot, General, Hydrogen Bomb, Militär, Missile, Moskau, New York, Pentagon, PotUS, Russia, Strategic Air Command, Translator, Thriller, Film adaptation, Doomsday film, Cold War, Political thriller, Nuclear warfare, Drama, Suspense, War film, Political drama

Genres

Political Drama, Thriller, political thriller film, thriller film

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