Fail Safe (1964)

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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.

• Released: 1964-10-07
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 501 votes

Directed by Sidney Lumet.

Top cast

• Henry Fonda as The President
• Walter Matthau as Prof. Groeteschele
• Fritz Weaver as Col. Cascio
• Larry Hagman as Buck
• Frank Overton as Gen. Bogan
• Edward Binns as Col. Jack Grady
• Dan O'Herlihy as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
• William Hansen as Defense Secretary Swenson
• Russell Hardie as Gen. Stark
• Janet Ward as Helen Grady

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Fail Safe

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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