Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
FAIL-SAFE
Synopsis
A series of human and computer errors sends a squadron of American ‘Vindicator’ bombers to nuke Moscow. The President, in order to convince the Soviets that this is a mistake, orders the Strategic Air Command to help the Soviets stop them.
Synopsis
A series of human and computer errors sends a squadron of American ‘Vindicator’ bombers to nuke Moscow. The President, in order to convince the Soviets that this is a mistake, orders the Strategic Air Command to help the Soviets stop them.
Our take
A Cold War classic from 1964, Sidney Lumet’s unforgettable drama is rich with claustrophobic suspense. Dropped on a jittery public, Fail-Safe is the ticking Doomsday Clock as a straight-up thriller, stretched taut on the edge of Armageddon. The stakes couldn’t be higher.