- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1964-10-07
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Writers: Walter Bernstein , Eugene Burdick , Harvey Wheeler
- Language: English | Russian
- Stars: Henry Fonda , Walter Matthau , Fritz Weaver , Dan O’Herlihy , Frank Overton , Edward Binns , Larry Hagman , William Hansen , Russell Hardie , Russell Collins
- Runtime: 112 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 nominations total
- AKA: Fail Safe (Singapore) , Angriffsziel Moskau (Austria) , Pommin varjossa (Finland) , Fail Safe (United States of America) , Límite de seguridad (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Fail Safe - Feuer wird vom Himmel fallen , Decizie limita (Romania) , Limite de Segurança (Brazil) , Punto límite (Chile) , Czerwona linia (Poland) , Límite de seguridad (Argentina) , Synagermos thanatou (Greece) , Mutlak Savaş (Turkey) , Критична тачка (Serbia) , Angriffsziel Moskau (Germany) , Sistem de siguranta infailibil (Romania) , Helgardert? (Norway) , Контролна зала (Bulgaria) , A prova di errore (Italy) , Point limite (Canada) , Fail Safe , Система безопасности (Russian Federation) , 奇幻核子戰 (Taiwan) , Συναγερμός θανάτου (Greece) , Point limite (France, French Republic) , Punto límite (Spain) , Fail Safe (Philippines) , Angriffsziel Moskau , Fejl-sikker (Denmark) , Bombsäkert (Sweden) , 未知への飛行 (Japan) , Límite de seguridad (Mexico) , Fail Safe , Bombabiztos (Hungary) , Michi he no hikou (Japan) , Система безпеки (Ukraine) , Fail-Safe (Canada) , Fail Safe (Australia) , Missão Suicida (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Fail-Safe (United Kingdom) , Saugumo sistema (Lithuania) , Защитна система (Bulgaria)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0058083
Fail-Safe Cast · · · ALL
Sidney Lumet
Director
Henry Fonda
The President
Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele
Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio
Larry Hagman
Buck
Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Edward Binns
Col. Jack Grady
Dan O’Herlihy
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black
William Hansen
Defense Secretary Swenson
Russell Hardie
Gen. Stark
Janet Ward
Helen Grady
Dom DeLuise
TSgt. Collins
Russell Collins
Knapp
Sorrell Booke
Congressman Raskob
Nancy Berg
Ilsa Wolfe
John Connell
Thomas
Frank Simpson
Sullivan
Hildy Parks
Betty Black
Dana Elcar
Foster
Louise Larabee
Mrs. Cascio
Geri Miller
Go-go Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Tyner
Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Frieda Altman
Jennie
Will Wright
(I)
(1894–1962)
Bit Part (uncredited)