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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (2020)

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.

Release: 2020-01-28
Runtime: 20 min
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J. Hoberman
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Frieda Altman
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Nancy Berg
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Edward Binns
Edward Binns
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Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
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Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
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Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman
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William Hansen
William Hansen
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Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
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Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
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Frank Overton
Frank Overton
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Hildy Parks
Hildy Parks
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Janet Ward
Janet Ward
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Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver
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