Fail Safe
Release date: 1964-10-07
Votes: 451
Genres: Thriller, Drama, War
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
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