'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

202020m

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.

Cast

Photo of Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Self (archive footage)

Photo of William Hansen

William Hansen

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Hildy Parks

Hildy Parks

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Janet Ward

Janet Ward

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Self (archive footage)

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