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The poster features a striking red background with silhouettes of people and airplanes, creating a sense of urgency and danger. The bold white text "FAIL SAFE" dominates the center, emphasizing the film's theme of failure and safety. The overall composition evokes a gritty, suspenseful atmosphere.

Fail Safe

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

1964 · Movie · 112 min· Updated Apr 2026
⭐7.8
🍅93%
75
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🌐English,Russian· Originally English

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Fail Safe(2000)Remake

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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.

Fail Safe is a film that explores themes of new york city, usa president, general. It also touches on atomic bomb and missile and cold war.

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Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hansen, Russell Hardie, Janet Ward

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The poster features a striking red background with silhouettes of people and airplanes, creating a sense of urgency and danger. The bold white text "FAIL SAFE" dominates the center, emphasizing the film's theme of failure and safety. The overall composition evokes a gritty, suspenseful atmosphere.

Fail Safe

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

1964•⭐ 7.8•112 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐English,Russian· Originally English
⭐

IMDb

7.8/10

🍅

RT Critics

93%

75

Metacritic

Also see:

Fail Safe(2000)Remake

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.

Fail Safe is a film that explores themes of new york city, usa president, general. It also touches on atomic bomb and missile and cold war.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hansen, Russell Hardie, Janet Ward

What Critics Say

Over the years, both the novel and the movie were well received for their depiction of a nuclear crisis, despite many critical reviews rejecting the notion that a breakdown in communication could...

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