'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

202020m
Documentary

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.

Top Cast

J. HobermanSelfFrieda AltmanSelf (archive footage)Nancy BergSelf (archive footage)Edward BinnsEdward BinnsSelf (archive footage)Dana ElcarDana ElcarSelf (archive footage)Henry FondaHenry FondaSelf (archive footage)Larry HagmanLarry HagmanSelf (archive footage)William HansenWilliam HansenSelf (archive footage)Walter MatthauWalter MatthauSelf (archive footage)Dan O'HerlihyDan O'HerlihySelf (archive footage)Frank OvertonFrank OvertonSelf (archive footage)Hildy ParksHildy ParksSelf (archive footage)