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Fail Safe(Movie, 1964)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 52min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
Fail SafeRating: 3.9/5 (with 156156 votes)
Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The film follows a crisis caused by a critical error that sends a group of U.S. bombers to destroy Moscow, and the ensuing attempts to stop the bomber group before it can deploy a nuclear first strike. The film features performances by actors Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Larry Hagman, Fritz Weaver, Dana Elcar, Dom DeLuise and ..."> ()
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Where to watch Fail Safe (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Fail Safe" is currently available on 1 providers. Fail Safe can be rented on Amazon Instant Video (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for Fail Safe

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About Fail Safe

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Eugene Burdick, Harvey Wheeler ("Fail-Safe")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/19/1965 (World premiere: 10/07/1964)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Fail-Safe"
"Punto límite"
"Контролна зала"
"Limite de Segurança"
"Selhání vyloučeno"
"Fejl-sikker"
"Pommin varjossa"
"Synagermos thanatou"
"Bombabiztos"
"A prova di errore"
"Michi he no hikou"
"Czerwona linia"
"Missão-Suicida"
"Sistem de siguranta infailibil"

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