Fail Safe [Blu Ray] [The Criterion Collection] [Arrives in 30 Days]

Fail Safe (Blu-ray)

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Starring: Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, Sorrell Brooke, Larry Hagman, Dom DeLuise, William Hansen

Contributors: Walter Bernstein, Gerald Hirschfeld, Max Youngstein

Description

*Fail Safe* (1964), directed by Sidney Lumet, is a gripping Cold War thriller that explores the terrifying prospect of accidental nuclear war. When a high-tech defense system malfunctions, a U.S. bomber is mistakenly ordered to launch a nuclear strike on Moscow. As tensions escalate, the U.S. president (Henry Fonda) and his advisors race against time to avert global catastrophe. With standout performances from Walter Matthau and Larry Hagman, this tense and thought-provoking drama remains a stark warning on the dangers of technology and human fallibility.

Restored in high-definition by the Criterion Collection, this edition preserves the intense atmosphere and stark cinematography of this Cold War classic.

Key Features

• Format: Blu-ray / Restored
• Studio: Criterion Collection
• Catalogue No: CC3108BDUK
• Barcode: 5050629025231
• Main Language: English
• Region: B
• Release Date: 3 Feb 2020
• Originally Issued: 1964
• No of Discs: 1
• Weight: 98g
• Dimensions: 135 x 12 x 173 (mm)
• Genre: Modern Classic
• BBFC Certification: PG (Parental Guidance)
• Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
• Run Time: 112 minutes

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interview with film critic J. Hoberman on 1960s nuclear paranoia and Cold War films
• Audio commentary from 2000 by director Sidney Lumet
• Documentary: *Fail Safe Revisited*