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Fail-Safe
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In a 1964 Cold War, American sends the airplane to Moscow for a nuclear attack. But it is a mistake and an Air Force commander tries to contact with the planes. It fails because of jamming in radio communications between a commander and the plots. Whether a war is prevented?
In a 1964 Cold War, American sends the airplane to Moscow for a nuclear attack. But it is a mistake and an Air Force commander tries to contact with the planes. It fails because of jamming in radio communications between a commander and the plots. Whether a war is prevented?
Actors:
Sorrell Booke,
Dana Elcar,
Walter Matthau,
Frieda Altman,
Janet Ward,
Frank Simpson,
Louise Larabee,
Will Wright,
Nancy Berg,
Stewart Germain,
Henry Fonda,
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Sorrell Booke
4 January 1930, Buffalo, New York, USA
Dana Elcar
10 October 1927, Ferndale, Michigan, USA
Walter Matthau
1 October 1920, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Frieda Altman
18 August 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Janet Ward
19 February 1925, New York City, New York, USA
Frank Simpson
Louise Larabee
9 April 1916, Bremerton, Washington, USA
Will Wright
26 March 1894, San Francisco, California, USA
Nancy Berg
9 July 1931, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Stewart Germain
9 December 1914, Massachusetts, USA
Henry Fonda
16 May 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
25 June 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Country:
United States
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