Film1964112 min

Fail Safe

Name: Fail Safe
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1964
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton

Taste attributes: dramathrillerwarhistoricaldisasterespionagetried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!"

Boxlist takeSweeping and weighty: a realistic war film, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 234 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB