Fail Safe (1964)

1964 · 112 min · Thriller, Drama

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.

Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman and Frank Overton.

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