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A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Fail-safe (Motion picture : 1964)
Corporate Author: Columbia Pictures
Other Authors: Bernstein, Walter (Screenwriter), Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor), O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005 (Actor), Matthau, Walter (Actor), Overton, Frank, 1918-1967 (Actor), Binns, Edward, 1916-1990 (Actor), Hagman, Larry (Actor), Weaver, Fritz, 1926-2016 (Actor), Burdick, Eugene
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia Pictures, 1964.
Subjects:
Burdick, Eugene > Film adaptations > Drama.
Wheeler, Harvey, > 1918-2004 > Film adaptations > Drama.
Burdick, Eugene.
Wheeler, Harvey, > 1918-2004.
International relations > Drama.
Nuclear weapons > Drama.
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
International relations.
Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films de fiction.
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Description
Summary:A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Based on the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 112 min.) : sound, black and white
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; cinematographer, Gerald Hirschfield.