'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (2020)

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.

Cast (14)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

J. Hoberman

Self

F

Frieda Altman

Self (archive footage)

N

Nancy Berg

Self (archive footage)

Edward Binns

Self (archive footage)

Dana Elcar

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Larry Hagman

Self (archive footage)

William Hansen

Self (archive footage)

Walter Matthau

Self (archive footage)

Dan O'Herlihy

Self (archive footage)

Frank Overton

Self (archive footage)

Hildy Parks

Self (archive footage)

Janet Ward

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Weaver

Self (archive footage)

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