- HD 1080
- Runtime: 112m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Stars: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton
- keywords: new york city, usa president, general, atomic bomb, missile, cold war, interpreter, pentagon, bunker, hydrogen bomb, strategic air command, bomber, fighter pilot, destroy, moscow, russia, air attack, airborne attack, armed attack, ww3
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The Fail Safe is featured in the top rankings of 1964
- #2 in Top Drama Movies of 1964
- #2 in Top Thriller Movies of 1964
- #2 in Top War Movies of 1964
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.
