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Fail-Safe: Full Cast & Crew 1964 Mystery & Thriller
During the Cold War, U.S. bomber jets are equipped with fail-safe boxes that instruct pilots when and if to attack. When an attack order is inadvertently administered due to a system malfunction, the President of the United States (Henry Fonda) must scramble to fix the mistake before the bombs are dropped on Moscow. He manages to stop almost all the bombers headed for Moscow, except for one determined pilot who manages to complete his mission, with deadly consequences. Released: Oct 7, 1964 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Sidney Lumet Director, Co-Executive Producer Henry Fonda The President Actor Walter Matthau Prof. Groeteschele Actor Dan O'Herlihy Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black Actor Sorrell Booke Congressman Raskob Actor Larry Hagman Buck Actor Frank Overton Gen. Bogan (SAC, Omaha) Actor Dom DeLuise TSgt. Collins Actor William Hansen Secretary Swenson Actor Eugene Burdick Writer Harvey Wheeler Writer Walter Bernstein Screenwriter Max E. Youngstein Producer Charles H. Maguire Associate Producer Gerald Hirschfeld Cinematographer Ralph Rosenblum Film Editing Albert Brenner Art Director J.C. DeLaney Set Decoration