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Fail Safe

"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

4958

Henry Fonda

as The President

6837

Walter Matthau

as Prof. Groeteschele

6839

Fritz Weaver

as Col. Cascio

6840

Larry Hagman

as Buck

6838

Frank Overton

as Gen. Bogan

2651

Edward Binns

as Col. Jack Grady

6836

Dan O'Herlihy

as Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black

6841

William Hansen

as Defense Secretary Swenson

6842

Russell Hardie

as Gen. Stark

6843

Janet Ward

as Helen Grady

6844

Dom DeLuise

as TSgt. Collins

40203

Russell Collins

as Knapp

40191

Sorrell Booke

as Congressman Raskob

129672

Nancy Berg

as Ilsa Wolfe

118185

John Connell

as Thomas

81523

Frank Simpson

as Sullivan

129669

Hildy Parks

as Betty Black

37712

Dana Elcar

as Foster

1420922

Louise Larabee

as Mrs. Cascio

1693230

Stewart Germain

as Mr. Cascio

557445

Geri Miller

as Go-go Dancer (uncredited)

4974

Charles Tyner

as Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

3913505

Frieda Altman

as Jennie

34279

Will Wright

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Crew

1222

Albert Brenner

Art Direction

39996

Sidney Lumet

Executive Producer

6835

Walter Bernstein

Screenplay

39996

Sidney Lumet

Director

6834

Harvey Wheeler

Novel

6846

Charles H. Maguire

Producer

6833

Eugene Burdick

Novel

6852

Jack Fitzstephens

Sound Editor

6850

J.C. Delaney

Set Decoration

6851

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

6853

William Swift

Sound mixer

6845

Max E. Youngstein

Producer

6847

Gerald Hirschfeld

Director of Photography

6848

Ralph Rosenblum

Editor

1518592

Albert Taffet

Camera Operator

6833

Eugene Burdick

Script

32783

Bill Herman

Makeup Department Head

151682

Harry Falk

Assistant Director