Fail Safe

2000 film directed by Stephen Frears
Movie television_film Q750205
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Fail Safe

Summary

Fail Safe is a television film[1]. It draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #398 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fail Safe received the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation[3].
  • Fail Safe's instance of is recorded as television film[4].
  • Fail Safe's director is recorded as Stephen Frears[5].
  • Fail Safe's screenwriter is recorded as Walter Bernstein[6].
  • Fail Safe's genre is recorded as political thriller[7].
  • Fail Safe's genre is recorded as psychological thriller[8].
  • Fail Safe's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Fail Safe's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Fail Safe's based on is recorded as Fail-Safe[11].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as George Clooney[12].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Richard Dreyfuss[13].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Noah Wyle[14].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Harvey Keitel[15].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Norman Lloyd[16].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Hank Azaria[17].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Doris Belack[18].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Don Cheadle[19].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Brian Dennehy[20].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Tommy Hinkley[21].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Bill Smitrovich[22].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Grant Heslov[23].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Sam Elliott[24].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as James Cromwell[25].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as John Diehl[26].
  • Fail Safe's cast member is recorded as Thom Mathews[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Walter Bernstein[28] and Harvey Wheeler[29]. Fail Safe's director is recorded as Stephen Frears[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Walter Bernstein[6]. Cast members include George Clooney[12], Richard Dreyfuss[13], Noah Wyle[14], Harvey Keitel[15], Norman Lloyd[16], and Hank Azaria[17].

Publication

Fail Safe's publication date is recorded as +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include political thriller[7], psychological thriller[8], drama film[9], and film based on a novel[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[32], Cold War[33], and nuclear warfare[34].

Reception

Fail Safe received the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation[3]. Reviews include 8.2/10[35] and 100%[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Eugene Burdick[37] and Harvey Wheeler[38].

Why It Matters

Fail Safe draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #398 of 3,555).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Fail Safe receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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