Fail-Safe: Special Edition (1964) Rating: Starring: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Edward Burns, Larry Hagman, Dan O'Herlihy, Frank Overton, Fritz Weaver Director: Sidney Lumet Category: Drama, Suspense / Thriller, Classic Studio: Columbia / TriStar Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai Length: 112 mins Want to buy?           "Highly suspenseful!"-The New York Times One of the greatest anti-war thrillers ever, Fail-Safe stars Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O'Herlihy, Larry Hagman and Fritz Weaver (in this film debut) as a group of military men on the verge of World War III. When a military computer error deploys a squadron of SAC bombers to destroy Moscow, the American President (Fonda) tries to call them back.But their sophisticated fail-safe system prevents him from aborting the attack, so he must convince the Soviets not to retaliate.In desperation, the President offers to sacrifice an American city if his pilots succeed in their deadly mission over Moscow.A four-star techno-thriller that builds tension and suspense with every tick of the nuclear clock.               Critic's Reviews Christopher Null FilmCritic.com Read Review