'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020-01-28 | 20 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Edward BinnsSelf (archive footage)
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Dana ElcarSelf (archive footage)
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Henry FondaSelf (archive footage)
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Larry HagmanSelf (archive footage)
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William HansenSelf (archive footage)
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Walter MatthauSelf (archive footage)
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Dan O'HerlihySelf (archive footage)
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Frank OvertonSelf (archive footage)
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Hildy ParksSelf (archive footage)
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Janet WardSelf (archive footage)
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Fritz WeaverSelf (archive footage)
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