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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fail_Safe_(1964_film)Fail Safe (1964 film) - Wikipedia

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   A Cold War thriller about a nuclear crisis caused by a computer error that sends U.S. bombers to attack Moscow. The film stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O'Herlihy and others, and was directed by Sidney Lumet.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0058083Fail Safe (1964) - IMDb

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   A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted? IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic political drama directed by Sidney Lumet.

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   • Genre: Drama, Thriller

   • Director: Sidney Lumet
   • Release Date: 1964-10-07

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   When a military computer error deploys a squadron of SAC bombers...more. One of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever, FAIL-SAFE stars Henry Fonda, Walter Mathau, Dan O'Herlihy, Larry Hagman and...

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0058083Fail Safe (1964) - Plot - IMDb

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   When the United States Air Force's elaborate fail-safe systems fail, a squadron of nuclear-armed bombers crosses the Bering Strait into the USSR to attack. No one is quite sure why it happened but it's left to the President of the United States to try and find a solution with his Soviet counterpart. For some, like political scientist Professor ...

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7. www.criterion.com › films › 28825-fail-safeFail Safe (1964) - The Criterion Collection

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   Fail Safe is a 1964 movie directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau. It depicts a fictional nuclear crisis caused by a computer malfunction and explores the dangers of mutually assured destruction.

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8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1175374-fail_safeFail Safe | Rotten Tomatoes

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   During the 1960s, a computer error in Nebraska unwittingly sets off a perilous chain of events leading to a Cold War crisis. The computer sends an order to a squadron piloted by Col. Jack Grady ...

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   • Category: Mystery & Thriller

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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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   Is 'fail safe' a good movie?

   • Starring Henry Fonda as a coolheaded U.S. president and Walter Matthau as a trigger-happy political theorist, Fail Safe is a long-underappreciated alarm bell of a film, sounding an urgent warning about the deadly logic of mutually assured destruction.

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   What is fail safe based on?

   • Fail Safe revolves around the inability of the United States to recall a squadron of nuclear-armed bombers inadvertently ordered to attack Moscow. The U.S. president (played by Henry Fonda) desperately tries to convince the Soviets that the attack is a mistake.

   Fail Safe | Cold War, Nuclear War, Thriller | Britannica

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   Was George Clooney in a 'fail safe' movie?

   • In 2000 George Clooney starred in a television adaptation of Fail-Safe, which aired live. Fail Safe, American thriller film, released in 1964, that centres on an accidental nuclear attack during the Cold War.

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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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   Where can I watch 'Fail Safe'?

   • You can rent 'Fail Safe' on Apple TV, Vudu, or Prime Video. Alternatively, you can buy it on Apple TV and Prime Video. The film is about a computer error during the 1960s that leads to a Cold War crisis, with Col. Jack Grady (George Clooney) receiving an order to drop a bomb on Moscow.

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10. www.britannica.com › topic › Fail-Safe-film-by-LumetFail Safe | Cold War, Nuclear War, Thriller | Britannica

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    Fail Safe is a 1964 movie about a nuclear attack on Moscow by mistake during the Cold War. The U.S. president tries to prevent a war with the Soviets, while a TV adaptation aired in 2000.