Story Line
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.
“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”
Top Cast
Henry Fonda
The President
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Larry Hagman
Buck
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Watch Now
Rating
7.8/ 10
Release Date
1964-10-07
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
ThrillerDramaWar
Similar Movies
User Reviews (1)
badelf
9/10
•4/25/2026**Fail Safe (1964)**
_Directed by Sidney Lumet_
Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe is one of the first Hollywood films to seriously propose that nuclear Armageddon could be brought about by system error. A technical malfunction sends American bombers to ...