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Fail Safe

1964·1h 52m·Approved
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
27,964 votes
Metascore
75
Metacritic

A technical malfunction sends American bombers to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?

Fail Safe is a 1964 drama thriller movie directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O'Herlihy. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 27,964 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Sidney Lumet
Stars
Henry Fonda
Walter Matthau
Dan O'Herlihy
Fritz Weaver
Details
1964-10-07
112 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Russian
Keywords
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