Fail safe
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Edition
Criterion collection.
ISBN
9781681436807, 1681436809
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Criterion collection.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681436807, 1681436809
UPC
715515240413

Notes

General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1)
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary from 2000 featuring director Sidney Lumet; new interview with film critic J. Hoberman on 1960s nucklear paranoia and Cold War films; "Fail-safe revisited."
Participants/Performers
Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O'herlihy, Frank Overton.
Description
The unnerving procedural thriller painstakingly details an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario in which a mechanical failure jams the United States military's chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lumet, S., Fonda, H., Matthau, W., O'Herlihy, D., & Overton, F. (2020). Fail safe (Criterion collection.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sidney Lumet et al.. 2020. Fail Safe. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sidney Lumet et al.. Fail Safe The Criterion Collection, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lumet, Sidney, et al. Fail Safe Criterion collection., The Criterion Collection, 2020.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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