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Cast

J. Hoberman

J. Hoberman

Self

Frieda Altman

Frieda Altman

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Berg

Nancy Berg

Self (archive footage)

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Self (archive footage)

Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Self (archive footage)

William Hansen

William Hansen

Self (archive footage)

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Self (archive footage)

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)

Crew

Elizabeth Pauker

Elizabeth Pauker

Producer

Peter Becker

Peter Becker

Executive Producer

Jonathan Turell

Jonathan Turell

Executive Producer

Curtis Tsui

Curtis Tsui

Producer

Gary Bradley

Gary Bradley

Editor

Kim Hendrickson

Kim Hendrickson

Executive Producer

Grant Delin

Grant Delin

Director of Photography

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

20200.0 / 1020 min
Documentary

Overview

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.