Fail safe
(DVD)

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Contributors
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director.
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982. actor.
Matthau, Walter, actor.
O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005. actor.
Overton, Frank, 1918-1967, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Available from another library
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Cold War -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Fiction films.
International relations -- Drama.
Nuclear warfare -- Drama.
Nuclear weapons -- Drama.

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515240512

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"; plus an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri.
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
DVD, wide screen (1.85:1).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
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 (DVD special edition.). 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 DVD special edition., 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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