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
84
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
Contributor
- Dreyfuss, Richard
- Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021
- Dennehy, Brian
- Clooney, George
- Wyle, Noah, 1971-
- Frears, Stephen
- Elliott, Sam, 1944-
- Smitrovich, Bill
- Keitel, Harvey
- Pasetta, Martin, Jr
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Diehl, John, 1950-
- Warner Bros. Television
- Cheadle, Don
- Cromwell, James
- Wheeler, Harvey, 1918-2004
- Maysville Pictures, Inc
- Azaria, Hank, 1964-
- Burdick, Eugene
- Bernstein, Walter
Genre
Subject
- Nuclear warfare -- Drama
- War television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cold War -- Drama
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- Made-for-TV movies
- Nuclear weapons -- Drama
- Television adaptations
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Drama
- Videodiscs
Content
Is Based On
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor20
- Dreyfuss, Richard
- Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021
- Dennehy, Brian
- Clooney, George
- Wyle, Noah, 1971-
- Frears, Stephen
- Elliott, Sam, 1944-
- Smitrovich, Bill
- Keitel, Harvey
- Pasetta, Martin, Jr
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Diehl, John, 1950-
- Warner Bros. Television
- Cheadle, Don
- Cromwell, James
- Wheeler, Harvey, 1918-2004
- Maysville Pictures, Inc
- Azaria, Hank, 1964-
- Burdick, Eugene
- Bernstein, Walter
- Genre5
- Subject11
- Nuclear warfare -- Drama
- War television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cold War -- Drama
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- Made-for-TV movies
- Nuclear weapons -- Drama
- Television adaptations
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Drama
- Videodiscs
- Content1
- Is Based On1
- Mapped to1