Fail Safe (1964)

Thriller
Drama
War

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.

Cast

The President
Henry Fonda
Prof. Groeteschele
Walter Matthau
TSgt. Collins
Dom DeLuise
Knapp
Russell Collins
Congressman Raskob
Sorrell Booke
Ilsa Wolfe
N Nancy Berg
Thomas
John Connell
Sullivan
F Frank Simpson
Betty Black
Hildy Parks
Foster
Dana Elcar
Mrs. Cascio
Louise Larabee
Mr. Cascio
S Stewart Germain
Col. Cascio
Fritz Weaver
Go-go Dancer (uncredited)
Geri Miller
Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Tyner
Jennie
F Frieda Altman
Bit Part (uncredited)
Will Wright
Buck
Larry Hagman
Gen. Bogan
Frank Overton
Col. Jack Grady
Edward Binns
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
Dan O'Herlihy
Defense Secretary Swenson
William Hansen
Gen. Stark
Russell Hardie
Helen Grady
Janet Ward

Crew

Director
Sidney Lumet
Novel
E Eugene Burdick
Novel
H Harvey Wheeler
Screenplay
Walter Bernstein
Executive Producer
Sidney Lumet
Producer
M Max E. Youngstein
Producer
C Charles H. Maguire
Director of Photography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor
R Ralph Rosenblum
Art Direction
A Albert Brenner
Set Decoration
J J.C. Delaney
Costume Design
A Anna Hill Johnstone
Sound Editor
J Jack Fitzstephens
Sound mixer
W William Swift
Makeup Department Head
B Bill Herman
Assistant Director
Harry Falk
Camera Operator
A Albert Taffet
Script
E Eugene Burdick