Fail Safe

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When a series of human and computer errors sends a squadron of American bombers on an irreversible course to nuke Moscow, the US President is plunged into a desperate crisis. In a tense war room drama, he must communicate with the Soviets and even help them shoot down his own planes to prove it was a catastrophic mistake. The fate of the world hangs in the balance as he races against the clock to avert a full-scale nuclear war.

Drama  Suspense  Thriller  War

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Starring

Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver