
Fail Safe
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.
Top Billed Cast

Henry Fonda
The President

Walter Matthau
Prof. Groeteschele

Fritz Weaver
Col. Cascio

Larry Hagman
Buck

Frank Overton
Gen. Bogan
Featured Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Eugene Burdick
Novel
Harvey Wheeler
Novel

Walter Bernstein
Screenplay

Sidney Lumet
Executive Producer
Max E. Youngstein
Producer
Charles H. Maguire
Producer

Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Ralph Rosenblum
Editor
Albert Brenner
Art Direction
J.C. Delaney
Set Decoration
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design