Fail Safe
Turkish title: Mutlak Savaş
“It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!”
1964 · 1 h 52 min
Sidney LumetCast
Henry FondaCredits
Written by: 
Walter Bernstein
Plot
A technical error sends American bombers to Moscow.
Sinekatalog’s take
A mistaken nuclear strike order cannot be recalled. Sidney Lumet's Cold War thriller is claustrophobic, sober and grimly persuasive, a serious counterpart to the satire of Dr. Strangelove.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (28,518 votes)
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