'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020 · Documentary · 0h 20m · 0.0

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.

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Cast

J
J. Hoberman
Self
F
Frieda Altman
Self (archive footage)
N
Nancy Berg
Self (archive footage)
Edward Binns
Edward Binns
Self (archive footage)
Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
Self (archive footage)
William Hansen
William Hansen
Self (archive footage)
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Self (archive footage)
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
Self (archive footage)
Frank Overton
Frank Overton
Self (archive footage)
Hildy Parks
Hildy Parks
Self (archive footage)

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