Fail-Safe

Fail-Safe

1964

During the Cold War, U.S. bomber jets are equipped with fail-safe boxes that instruct pilots when and if to attack. When an attack order is inadvertently administered due to a system malfunction, the President of the United States (Henry Fonda) must scramble to fix the mistake before the bombs are dropped on Moscow. He manages to stop almost all the bombers headed for Moscow, except for one determined pilot who manages to complete his mission, with deadly consequences.

The screen zeros in on the most suspenseful adventure drama of our age!

JBscale
86
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Drama
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 7, 1964
US Box Office
$3,924,000 (#5077 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
January 28, 2020
Acquired Date
July 20, 2021
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Frank Overton
Frank Overton
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
William Hansen
William Hansen
Russell Hardie
Russell Hardie
Russell Collins
Russell Collins
Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke
Nancy Berg
Nancy Berg
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise

Directors

Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet

Producers

Max E. Youngstein
Max E. Youngstein

Writers

Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
93%
Tomatometer
30 votes
RT Fresh Certified
91%
Popcornmeter
360 votes
METASCORE
75
6 votes
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
25,535 votes

Additional Info

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