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Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Sidney Lumet, 1964

Spine #1011

Picked by 2 guests

Thriller / Drama / War

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Written by Walter Bernstein

Cinematography Gerald Hirschfeld

Edited by Ralph Rosenblum

Cast Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Larry Hagman, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hansen

Picked by

Barry Sonnenfeld

“Now, weirdly, if I’m not mistaken, almost like the same week practically, Fail Safe came out. Henry Fonda was brilliant in it. I assume it... Am I right? Was it Henry Fonda? Was it Henry Fonda? I’m doing great. I love this movie. It makes me so depressed. So, two movies. Same plot.”

Jack Harlow
Jack Harlow musician

“Fail Safe. Saw it for the first time last year at the Roxy. I love Sidney Lumet. I already put 12 Angry Men in the bag. You know it's funny, I peeped how this came out around the exact same time as Dr. Strangelove. And Dr. Strangelove feels like it has a little more notoriety, but I actually slightly prefer this to Dr. Strangelove. It's more grounded, it's more serious. I love this movie.”