Fail Safe – The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray / Restored]
Sidney Lumet directs this dramatic tale of potential nuclear war. When a computer system that is designed to prevent nuclear attacks experiences a malfunction that results in a warhead being accidentally set to destroy Moscow, the Russian capital fails to see how this could be a mistake and declares war on New York in retaliation. The cast includes Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau and Larry Hagman.
Special Features
- Interactive Menus
- Interviews: Interview with film critic J. Hoberman on 1960s nuclear paranoia and Cold War films
- Commentary: Audio commentary from 2000 by director Sidney Lumet
- Other Documentary: ”Fail Safe’ Revisited’
