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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

MOVIE • 2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

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Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the pervasiveness of nuclear paranoia in films of the sixties.

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J. Hoberman

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Frieda Altman

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Nancy Berg

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Edward Binns

Edward Binns

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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

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Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

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William Hansen

William Hansen

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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

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Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Self (archive footage)

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Self (archive footage)

Hildy Parks

Hildy Parks

Self (archive footage)

Janet Ward

Janet Ward

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Self (archive footage)

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Theatrical release date: January 28, 2020

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Status

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Release

January 28, 2020

Runtime

20 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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