Fail Safe
1964 · 1h 52m · Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated 16 (DE)
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.
Directed by
Sidney LumetWritten by
Walter Bernstein7.6Smart score
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air attackairborne attackarmed attackatomic bombbomberbunkercold wardestroyfighter pilotgeneralhydrogen bombinterpretermissilemoscow, russianew york citypentagonstrategic air commandusa presidentworld war iii
Rating16 (DE)
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