Who are the actors in the movie Fail Safe?

Fail Safe (2000) Not Rated | 1h 26min | Drama, Thriller | TV Movie 9 April 2000. Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow. Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta (as Martin A. Pasetta Jr.)

Is there original music in the movie Fail Safe?

Except for radio background during a scene at an Air Force base in Alaska, there is no original music score (only the electronic sound effects act as the film’s main and end title music).

Is the movie Fail Safe based on a true story?

Fail Safe so closely resembled Peter George’s novel Red Alert, on which Dr. Strangelove was based, that Dr. Strangelove screenwriter/director Stanley Kubrick and George filed a copyright infringement lawsuit. The case was settled out of court.

Why was fail safe filmed in black and white?

The World on The Brink of Accidental War — UNFOLDING LIVE! Did You Know? George Clooney wanted the show broadcast in black and white both for stylistic reasons (as it was set in the 1960s), and because live broadcasting produced garish color.

Fail Safe (1964 film) Fail Safe is a 1964 Cold War thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. It portrays a fictional account of a nuclear crisis. The film features performances by actors Henry Fonda, Dan O’Herlihy, Walter Matthau and Frank Overton.

Who are the Soviets in the movie Fail Safe?

The Soviets are not depicted in the film. The progress of the attack is followed on giant, electronic maps in the Pentagon War Room and SAC Headquarters. Conversations with the Soviet Premier ( Russian language occasionally heard in the background on the “Hot-Line”) are translated by an American interpreter ( Larry Hagman ).

What kind of planes are used in fail safe?

Fighters sent to attack the bombers are illustrated by film clips of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Dassault Mirage III and McDonnell F-101 Voodoo. Stock footage was used because the United States Air Force declined to cooperate in the production, disliking the premise of a lack of control over nuclear strike forces.

What happens at the end of Fail Safe?

Shots of normal daily life are seen only after the title opening credits and in the final scene depicting an ordinary New York City day, its residents entirely unsuspecting of their imminent destruction, each scene ending with a freeze-frame shot at the moment of impact. The Soviets are not depicted in the film.

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