Fail Safe (1964)
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Walter Bernstein
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Henry Fonda as The President |
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Walter Matthau as Prof. Groeteschele |
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Fritz Weaver as Col. Cascio |
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Larry Hagman as Buck |
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Frank Overton as Gen. Bogan |
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Edward Binns as Col. Jack Grady |
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Dan O'Herlihy as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black |
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William Hansen as Defense Secretary Swenson |
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Russell Hardie as Gen. Stark |
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Janet Ward as Helen Grady |
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Dom DeLuise as TSgt. Collins |
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Russell Collins as Knapp |
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Sorrell Booke as Congressman Raskob |
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Nancy Berg as Ilsa Wolfe |
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John Connell as Thomas |
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Frank Simpson as Sullivan |
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Hildy Parks as Betty Black |
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Dana Elcar as Foster |
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Louise Larabee as Mrs. Cascio |
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Stewart Germain as Mr. Cascio |
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Geri Miller as Go-go Dancer (uncredited) |
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Charles Tyner as Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) |
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Frieda Altman as Jennie |
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Will Wright as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Production | Max E. Youngstein | Producer |
| Camera | Gerald Hirschfeld | Director of Photography |
| Art | J.C. Delaney | Set Decoration |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Production | Sidney Lumet | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Walter Bernstein | Screenplay |
| Sound | William Swift | Sound mixer |
| Writing | Eugene Burdick | Novel |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire | Producer |
| Editing | Ralph Rosenblum | Editor |
| Writing | Harvey Wheeler | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Crew | Eugene Burdick | Script |
| Camera | Albert Taffet | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Herman | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Harry Falk | Assistant Director |
