Fail-Safe

Summary

Fail-Safe is a film^[1]. Fail-Safe has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Fail-Safe's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Fail-Safe was directed by Sidney Lumet^[4].
• Eugene Burdick wrote the screenplay for Fail-Safe^[5].
• Walter Bernstein wrote the screenplay for Fail-Safe^[6].
• Harvey Wheeler wrote the screenplay for Fail-Safe^[7].
• Fail-Safe's genre is thriller film^[8].
• Fail-Safe's genre is film based on a novel^[9].
• Fail-Safe's genre is political thriller film^[10].
• Fail-Safe's based on is recorded as Fail-Safe^[11].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Henry Fonda^[12].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Dan O'Herlihy^[13].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Walter Matthau^[14].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Frank Overton^[15].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Larry Hagman^[16].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Sorrell Booke^[17].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Dom DeLuise^[18].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Edward Binns^[19].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Fritz Weaver^[20].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Russell Collins^[21].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Charles Tyner^[22].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Dana Elcar^[23].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Hildy Parks^[24].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was William Hansen^[25].
• A cast member of Fail-Safe was Russell Hardie^[26].
• Fail-Safe was produced by Max E. Youngstein^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Max E. Youngstein^[27] and Sidney Lumet^[28]. Fail-Safe was directed by Sidney Lumet^[4]. Screenwriters include Eugene Burdick^[5], Walter Bernstein^[6], and Harvey Wheeler^[7]. Cast members include Henry Fonda^[12], Dan O'Herlihy^[13], Walter Matthau^[14], Frank Overton^[15], Larry Hagman^[16], and Sorrell Booke^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include September 15, 1964^[29], 1964^[30], and October 7, 1964^[31]. The original language of Fail-Safe was English^[32]. Genres include thriller film^[8], film based on a novel^[9], and political thriller film^[10]. Fail-Safe was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation^[34], Cold War^[35], and nuclear warfare^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 8/10^[37], 93%^[38], and 75/100^[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Eugene Burdick^[40] and Harvey Wheeler^[41].

Why It Matters

Fail-Safe has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Fail-Safe is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]