Bibliograph

Fail_safe., [presented by] Maysville Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television ; live broadcast direction by Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; teleplay by Walter Bernstein ; directed by Stephen A. Frears, DVD/Widescreen

Type

Label

Fail_safe., [presented by] Maysville Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television ; live broadcast direction by Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; teleplay by Walter Bernstein ; directed by Stephen A. Frears, DVD/Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Fail_safe.

Oclc number

85847161

resource.otherEventInformation

Broadcast live as a made-for-TV movie on April 9, 2000

Responsibility statement

[presented by] Maysville Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television ; live broadcast direction by Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; teleplay by Walter Bernstein ; directed by Stephen A. Frears

Runtime

Summary

The retelling of the classic Cold War doomsday thriller. A computer malfunction triggers the transmission of nuclear-attack codes to a U.S. bomber squadron. The orders are irreversible, the primary target is Moscow, and the President, his advisors and military leaders race time to head off global catastrophe. Recalling the adrenaline-rush of early TV drama, this movie was staged and telecast live in black-and-white, establishing an immediate sense of history unfolding

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Fail safe

resource.version

DVD/Widescreen

Classification