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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • January 28, 2020
  • Runtime
  • 20 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War — Cast

J. Hoberman Self Frieda Altman Self (archive footage) Nancy Berg Self (archive footage) Edward Binns photo Edward Binns Self (archive footage) Dana Elcar photo Dana Elcar Self (archive footage) Henry Fonda photo Henry Fonda Self (archive footage) Larry Hagman photo Larry Hagman Self (archive footage) William Hansen photo William Hansen Self (archive footage)

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