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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

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.

Top Cast

  • J. Hoberman

    J. Hoberman

    Self

  • Frieda Altman

    Frieda Altman

    Self (archive footage)

  • Nancy Berg

    Nancy Berg

    Self (archive footage)

  • Edward Binns

    Edward Binns

    Self (archive footage)

  • Dana Elcar

    Dana Elcar

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    Self (archive footage)

  • Larry Hagman

    Larry Hagman

    Self (archive footage)

  • William Hansen

    William Hansen

    Self (archive footage)

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter Matthau

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

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.

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