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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-01-28

Runtime: 20 mins

Director:

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Production Companies: The Criterion Collection

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

J. Hoberman
Self

J. Hoberman

Frieda Altman
Self (archive footage)

Frieda Altman

Nancy Berg
Self (archive footage)

Nancy Berg

Edward Binns
Self (archive footage)

Edward Binns

Dana Elcar
Self (archive footage)

Dana Elcar

Henry Fonda
Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Larry Hagman
Self (archive footage)

Larry Hagman

William Hansen
Self (archive footage)

William Hansen

Walter Matthau
Self (archive footage)

Walter Matthau

Dan O'Herlihy
Self (archive footage)

Dan O'Herlihy

Frank Overton
Self (archive footage)

Frank Overton

Hildy Parks
Self (archive footage)

Hildy Parks

Janet Ward
Self (archive footage)

Janet Ward

Fritz Weaver
Self (archive footage)

Fritz Weaver

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