Fail-Safe
Summary:
Based on the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, Fail-Safe is set for the most part at Strategic Air Command headquarters, where a misguided transmission sends a squadron of bombers hurtling towards Russia, fully prepared to drop their atomic weaponry on Moscow. Air Force commander Frank Overton desperately tries to establish radio contact with the bombers, but once t... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Henry Fonda - (President)
Walter Matthau - (Groeteschele)
Frank Overton - (Gen. Bogan)
Edward Binns - (Col. Grady)
Dan O'Herlihy - (Gen. Black)
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Review:
Sidney Lumet's cold war thriller, adapted from the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, is a reasonably tense and well-played cautionary tale on the threat of nuclear holocaust with echoes of the then-recent Cuban missile crisis. The plot, which bears such a striking resemblance to that of Dr. Strangelove that director Stanl... Continue >>
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