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DramaThriller

Fail Safe

DramaThriller

Fail Safe

1964 · 112 min · United States · English

Fail Safe (1964) has a goodrecmovies Score of 77.8, ranked #459 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: great). It's a Drama and Thriller movie rated 8.0/10 on IMDb from 28,630 votes. Updated

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77.8goodrecmovies Score
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★ 8.0IMDb · 29k

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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Henry Fonda
The President
Walter Matthau
Dr. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Colonel Cascio
Dan O'Herlihy
General Black
Frank Overton
General Bogan
Edward Binns
Colonel Grady
Larry Hagman
Buck
William Hansen
Secretary Swenson
Russell Hardie
General Stark
Russell Collins
Knapp

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HHenry FondaThe PresidentWWalter MatthauDr. GroetescheleFFritz WeaverColonel CascioDDan O'HerlihyGeneral BlackFFrank OvertonGeneral BoganEEdward BinnsColonel GradyLLarry HagmanBuckWWilliam HansenSecretary SwensonRRussell HardieGeneral StarkRRussell CollinsKnapp

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