Fail Safe
It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
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
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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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.
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- Release date
- Oct 7, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
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- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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