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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Documentary
20200h 20m

Overview

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

J. Hoberman

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Frieda Altman

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Nancy Berg

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Edward Binns

Edward Binns

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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

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Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

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Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

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William Hansen

William Hansen

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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

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Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

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Frank Overton

Frank Overton

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Hildy Parks

Hildy Parks

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