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Jan 26, 2020 · Starring: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O’Herlihy, Fritz Weaver, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Larry Hagman. Country: USA. 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.
Jan 18, 2020 · In Fail Safe a single flight of six ‘Vindicator’ bombers proceeds into Russia, dispatched by a computer error obeying instructions from a code box similar to that in Dr. Strangelove. A new kind of Russian jamming prevents a radio recall.
Fail-Safe-When a nuke is accidentally launched at Moscow, President Henry Fonda has a novel way to keep peace. 10 (out of 10) For addt'l commentary, visit ht...
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Jan 29, 2020 · Buy Now. 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.”
Directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau, Fail Safe is a brilliant, if melodramatic, visualization of the horrendous decisions faced by military powers. While some have called it a spiritual prequel to Dr. Strangelove, there is no comedic undertone.
Lumet... has a knack for landing a tight, winning premise. Fail Safe, a box office failure in its time that's been considered a classic ever since, is no exception. Full Review | May 11, 2020
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Mar 22, 2020 · Notably missing here is the film’s original theatrical trailer, which was present on the Columbia/TriStar DVD. Overall: 4/5. While it was underappreciated during its initial run, Fail Safe has emerged as not only one of director Sidney Lumet’s best works, but as one of the best movies of the 1960’s. Criterion has done another great job ...