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.
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Cast
24 people
Henry Fonda
The President
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Known for
Creepshow
Marathon Man
Larry Hagman
Buck
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
Dallas
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wild River
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Known for
12 Angry Men
North by Northwest
Dan O'Herlihy
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
Known for
RoboCop
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
William Hansen
Defense Secretary Swenson
Known for
Willard
Save the Tiger
Russell Hardie
Gen. Stark
Also in
Cop Hater
Murder in the Private Car
Janet Ward
Helen Grady
Known for
Night Moves
The Anderson Tapes
Dom DeLuise
TSgt. Collins
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
History of the World: Part I
Russell Collins
Knapp
Known for
The Enemy Below
Niagara
Sidney Lumet Director · Walter Bernstein Screenplay Eugene Burdick Author
Worldwide gross $1.8M · United States release October 7, 1964 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · September 15, 1964
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · October 7, 1964
Theatrical
France
February 25, 1965 · Theatrical
November 17, 2006 · Physical · DVD
December 10, 2016 · Digital · VOD
June 16, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 1, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
October 15, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
March 19, 1965 · Theatrical
Italy
February 23, 1965 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
October 7, 1964 · Theatrical
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