Fail Safe
Summary: A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?
Release Date: October 07, 1964
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Runtime: 1 h 52 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 3,924,000
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