Fail Safe(1964)- User Reviews

This is the totally serious, and scary version of how an accidental nuclear war could have started in the 1960s. Henry Fonda is excellent as the President. A malfunction causes a U.S. nuclear bomber to go off to nuke Russia. The pilot refuses to be recalled …more»

Director Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe was released a few months after Director Sidney Kubrick's Dr.Strangelove. Both films make use of a similar story line: the unintended launch of nuclear armed bombers targeted on Moscow. Dr. Strangelove is a …more»

i think fail-safe is much more real then Dr.strangelove this movei is really good the movei actors and just the story everything about this movie i likedmore»

This is one of my favorite books and favorite movies. It is a riveting portrait of people under stress.

The acting in the movie is mostly superb, lead by powerhouse performances by Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau.

My one regret is that the part of …more»

I loved this film (1964's Fail Safe). It is a realistic -- as opposed to Strangelove's satirical -- approach to nuclear holocaust. The conundrum of tit-for-tat nuclear decision-making, and, for that matter, the lunacy of the whole nuclear era …more»

fail safe was a great movie, although we did not see much of him, george clooney's character was key, especailly in the dramatic sense. the movie gave u a feeling of being right there in the times and everything . great movie and george is greatmore»

Plot mirrors society's Cold War concern, which almost became history in the 60's. It's frightfully realistic, beautifully written, and displays delightful acting.more»

This film was scheduled to be released before Dr Strangelove, but studio troubles led to a buyout and it was subsequently released after the biting satire, giving it the "umph" of releasing Top Gun after Hot Shots. No one could take it completely …more»

Sure, Kubrick's big name actors ham it up and get the laughs, but there's nothing funny about pushing the button down. Fail-Safe successfully stuns its viewing audiences like no other film, especially as today's world situation escalates with …more»

Warren Black is a Brigadier General in the US Air Force who is troubled by a nightmare about a matador. Walter Groeteschele is a professor with some audacious theories about nuclear warfare. Carl Cascio is an Air Force Colonel ashamed of his low-class …more»