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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'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.

Release DateJanuary 28, 2020
StatusReleased
Original Title'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Runtime 20min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesThe Criterion Collection