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   Jan 29, 2020 · Fail Safe. Sidney Lumet. “It’s a procedural thriller set in a world that is both physically and philosophically isolated—but it is also haunted by a real-life churning beyond its immediate borders.”

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3. www.nytimes.com › 1964/09/27 › archivesMAN AND THE BOMB; ‘Fail Safe’ Is ... - The New York Times

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   In Washington, at the Pentagon, a group of toplevel security people offers conflicting advice. And in a subbasement of the White House, the President (Henry Fonda) listens in to the sizzling ...

4. aurorasginjoint.com › sidney-lumets-fail-safe-1964Sidney Lumet’s FAIL-SAFE (1964) – Once upon a screen…

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   Mar 31, 2018 · The performances in Fail-Safe are so good, the story so compelling, and Lumet’s eye for drama so on point that the movie’s measly budget is rendered completely unimportant. Another significant Lumet choice is the absence of a score, which heightens the realism and suspense in Fail-Safe.

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   Oct 6, 2024 · A review of Sidney Lumet's 1964 Cold War thriller Fail Safe, starring Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Henry Fonda & Larry Hagman

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   Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The film follows a crisis caused by a critical error that sends a group of U.S. bombers to destroy Moscow , and the ensuing attempts to stop the bomber group before it can deploy a nuclear first ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 1964/09/16 › archivesMovie Version of Book on Bomb Introduced - The New York Times

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   FAIL SAFE, screenplay by Walter Bernstein, from the book by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler; directed by Sidney Lumet; produced by Max Youngstein for Columbia Pictures. At Philharmonic Hall.

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   Is fail safe based on a true story?

   • Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The film follows a crisis caused by a critical error that sends a group of U.S. bombers to destroy Moscow, and the ensuing attempts to stop the bomber group before it can deploy a nuclear first strike.

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   What is the movie 'Fail Safe' about?

   • The movie 'Fail Safe' (2000), directed by Stephen Frears, is about a U.S. bomber being accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow, leading to escalating Cold War tensions.

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   What makes fail safe a film?

   • “In Lumet’s hands, Fail Safe becomes a film of faces, at times immense, downright expressionistic ones.”

   Fail Safe: Very Little Left of the World | Current | The Criterion

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   Was fail safe a satire?

   • When Fail Safe opened in October 1964, it garnered excellent reviews, but its box-office performance was poor. Its failure rested with the similarity between it and the nuclear war satire Dr. Strangelove, which had appeared in theaters first, in January 1964. Still, the film was later lauded as a Cold War thriller.

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   Is 'Fail Safe' considered a failure?

   • In some ways, Fail Safe is considered a failure next to Strangelove. However, this is mainly due to Strangelove's enduring impact and its focus on the mania of a "situation" rather than suspense and character moral positions. Strangelove is regarded as the finer, more daring film.

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   What happens in fail safe?

   • As Fail Safe proceeds and the military-nuclear apparatus kicks into full gear, the men tasked with operating within it try to find ways to hang on to what humanity they have left—and so, in Lumet’s hands, it becomes a film of faces, at times immense, downright expressionistic ones.

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9. blueprintreview.co.uk › 2020 › 01Fail Safe - Criterion - Blueprint: Review

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   Jan 26, 2020 · Running Time: 112 min. Year: 1964. Sidney Lumet’s nuclear warfare thriller Fail Safe is perhaps most famous for its relationship with Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. During the filming of the latter, Kubrick discovered that a similar production was in progress, that of Fail Safe.