Fail-Safe
Sidney Lumet-directed Cold War drama in which the U.S. President must race to cancel an accidental nuclear attack order on Russia. Stars Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau.
During the Cold War, U.S. bomber jets are fitted with fail-safe boxes that instruct pilots when to attack. When an attack order is inadvertently administered due to a system malfunction, the President of the United States (Fonda) must scramble to fix the mistake before bombs are dropped on Moscow...
- Director:
- Sidney Lumet ('12 Angry Men', 'Dog Day Afternoon', 'Network')
- Writer:
- Walter Bernstein
- Cast:
- Henry FondaWalter MatthauFrank OvertonEdward BinnsFritz WeaverDan O'HerlihyLarry HagmanWilliam Hansen
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressIt faithfully translates on the screen the power and seething drama of the Eugene Burdick-Harvey Wheeler book.
Time Out
pressLumet sensibly avoids pyrotechnics in favour of tightening the psychological screws ...
The New York Times
pressIt packs a melodramatic wallop that will rattle a lot of chattering teeth.
Variety
pressIt faithfully translates on the screen the power and seething drama of the Eugene Burdick-Harvey Wheeler book.
Time Out
pressLumet sensibly avoids pyrotechnics in favour of tightening the psychological screws ...
The New York Times
pressIt packs a melodramatic wallop that will rattle a lot of chattering teeth.
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