Fail Safe
It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
1964 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Lumet |
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| Writer: | Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler, Walter Bernstein |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1964 |
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| Director: | Sidney Lumet |
| Writer: | Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler, Walter Bernstein |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | new york city, usa president, general, atomic bomb, cold war, interpreter, pentagon, bunker, hydrogen bomb, strategic air command, bomber, fighter pilot, missile, destroy, moscow, russia, air attack, airborne attack, armed attack, ww3 |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | The President |
| Walter Matthau | Prof. Groeteschele |
| Fritz Weaver | Col. Cascio |
| Larry Hagman | Buck |
| Frank Overton | Gen. Bogan |
| Edward Binns | Col. Jack Grady |
| Dan O'Herlihy | Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black |
| William Hansen | Defense Secretary Swenson |
| Russell Hardie | Gen. Stark |
| Janet Ward | Helen Grady |
| Dom DeLuise | TSgt. Collins |
| Russell Collins | Knapp |
| Sorrell Booke | Congressman Raskob |
| Nancy Berg | Ilsa Wolfe |
| John Connell | Thomas |
| Frank Simpson | Sullivan |
| Hildy Parks | Betty Black |
| Dana Elcar | Foster |
| Louise Larabee | Mrs. Cascio |
| Stewart Germain | Mr. Cascio |
| Geri Miller | Go-go Dancer (uncredited) |
| Charles Tyner | Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) |
| Frieda Altman | Jennie |
| Will Wright | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Eugene Burdick | Novel, Script |
| Harvey Wheeler | Novel |
| Ralph Rosenblum | Editor |
| Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| J.C. Delaney | Set Decoration |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| William Swift | Sound mixer |
| Bill Herman | Makeup Department Head |
| Albert Taffet | Camera Operator |
| Walter Bernstein | Screenplay |
| Gerald Hirschfeld | Director of Photography |
| Harry Falk | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Max E. Youngstein | Producer |
| Charles H. Maguire | Producer |
| Sidney Lumet | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 51 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 807 | 888 |