Fail-Safe (1964)

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“Fail-Safe is largely overshadowed by Dr. Strangelove due to being released in the same year. Both films dealing with the events leading up to a nuclea”

“Fail-Safe is largely overshadowed by Dr. Strangelove due to being released in the same year. Both films dealing with the events leading up to a nuclea”

In a Nuclear War, Everyone Loses

“Fail-Safe is largely overshadowed by Dr. Strangelove due to being released in the same year. Both films dealing with the events leading up to a nuclear strike, although Fail-Safe takes a much more serious approach as opposed to the comedic nature of Dr. Strangelove. Personally however I prefer Fail-Safe.

Fail-Safe examines in step by step detail what could potentially happen if a technical mishap gave pilots on a bomber the order to drop a nuclear bomb, in this case, on the city of Moscow. The movie never explains what the technical mishaps was, but the rest of the film examine in precise detail the actions which would be carried out if such a thing was too happen, primarily trying to stop the bombers and convincing the Soviets that the oncoming attack is accidental. Like Sidney ” read more

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