Fail-safe (Special Edition)
by Sidney Lumet
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Actor: Dan O'Herlihy, Frank Overton, Fritz Weaver, Henry Fonda, Walter MatthauDirector: Sidney Lumet
Brand: Sony
Producer: Sidney Lumet
Producer: Charles H. Maguire
Producer: Max E. Youngstein
Writer: Eugene Burdick
Writer: Harvey Wheeler
Writer: Peter George
Writer: Walter Bernstein
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Portuguese (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Fail-safe (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Better than original
Summary: 5 Stars
Viewed Fail-Safe a few days after Dr. Strangelove and found the movie actually better than I remembered from before.
Summary of Fail-safe (Special Edition)
One of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever Fail-Safe stars Henry Fonda Walter Matthau Dan O Herlihy Larry Hagman and Fritz Weaver (in his film debut) as a group of military men on the verge of World War III.When a military computer deploys a squadron of SAC bombers to destroy Moscow the American President (Fonda) tries to call them back. But their sophisticated fail-safe system prevents him from aborting the attack so he must convince the Soviets not to retaliate. In desperation the President offers to sacrifice an American city if his pilots succeed in their deadly mission over Moscow. A four-star techno-thriller that builds tension and suspense with every tick of the nuclear clock.System Requirements:Starring: Dan O Herlihy Walter Matthau Frank Overton Ed Binns Fritz Weaver Henry Fonda Larry Hagman and William Hansen. Directed By: Sidney Lumet. Running Time: 111 Min. B&W. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?G UPC:?043396054240 Manufacturer No:?5424It's Dr. Strangelove, but without the laughs. Fail Safe, made within a year of Strangelove and at the height of cold war atomic anxiety, posits a similar nightmare scenario. A U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered toward Moscow, ready to drop its load. The U.S. president (Henry Fonda) and various military and congressional leaders must then scramble to deal with the disaster. The built-in suspense is well maintained by director Sidney Lumet, working from a script by former blacklisted writer Walter Bernstein. The solemn, serious approach doesn't begin to touch the brilliance of Strangelove's inspired take on the nuclear nightmare, but Fail Safe is absorbing and well acted (a memorable role for Walter Matthau, for instance). The movie enters unexpected territory in its final minutes; conditioned for feel-good endings, viewers are still genuinely shocked by the plot turns in the final reels. The climax comes as a sobering slap in the face, intriguingly staged by Lumet. Now that the cold war has passed on into history, Fail Safe stands as--thank goodness--an interesting period piece. --Robert Horton
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