UNITED STATES · 1964

Fail Safe

Sidney Lumet
nuclear war military error government crisis cold war tension technological failure
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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.

Year1964
CountryUnited States
DirectorSidney Lumet
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