One of the greatest antiwar thrillers ever, failsafe stars henry fonda, walter mathau. Henry fonda, american actor who appeared in more than 90 films over six decades and created quintessential american heroes. The movie enters unexpected territory in its final minutes. Fonda grew up in omaha, nebraska, and the surrounding area. Rent failsafe 1964 starring dan oherlihy and walter matthau on dvd and bluray. But this entire situation was resolved when columbia received distribution rights for fail safe and eca dissolved. See details failsafe dvd henry fonda walter matthau brand new sealed ships next day. Strangelove 1964 is a masterpiece and fail safe is. World war iii didnt just seem possible, it seemed inevitable. Stream free fail safe full movie online on marvel biggest movie. Jan 08, 2020 call it an early version of proportional response.
Fail safe wants to be a serious movie but to me comes off as pretentious instead. Failsafe 1964 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. One of the cinemas most enduring actors, henry fonda enjoyed a highly successful career spanning close to a half century. He manages to stop almost all the bombers headed for moscow, except for one. Jan 06, 20 fail safe wants to be a serious movie but to me comes off as pretentious instead. The film features performances by actors henry fonda, dan oherlihy, walter matthau and frank overton. Because of a technical defect an american bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of moscow.
Failsafe strikes an impressive chord with its grim, highminded exploration of the ultimate doomsday scenario. After a critically acclaimed and auspicious debut with 12 angry men 1957, director sidney lumet was launched on a legendary career. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of fail safe. Strangelove was such a solidly written, intelligent story, it didnt need to rely on any crutches to sell its premise. This is a movie about the cold war and it captures the dark paranoia of that time perfectly. In 1964 there were two american movies due to be released both dealing the subject of an accidentally provoked nuclear war. A interesting movie on what could happen if a nuclear bomber lost. Rent fail safe 1964 starring dan oherlihy and walter matthau on dvd and bluray. One of the greatest antiwar thrillers ever, fail safe stars henry fonda, walter mathau, dan oherlihy, larry hagman and fritz weaver in his film debut as a group of military men on the verge of world war iii.
One of the greatest antiwar thrillers ever, failsafe stars henry fonda, walter. Henry fonda plays the president in the same trustworthy, intelligent, kindhearted, and decisive manner that many of. Failsafe 1964 trailer hd henry fonda walter matthau. Originally released on dvd by sony years ago, criterion has licensed the film for inclusion into their. The film was remade as a live television movie in 2000, directed by stephen frears and starring george clooney, richard dreyfuss, harvey keitel, brian dennehy. Besides fonda as the president, it had dan oherlihy, walter matthau, frank overton, fritz weaver, dom delouise and others. Ridiculous sciencefiction technology such as a map that magically tracks the our bombers in realtime while deep in soviet airspace and weird strawman characters people who disagree with the president are portrayed as robots, losers, or worse belie the. Finally, the failsafe script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the henry fonda movie. Fail safe revolves around the inability of the united states to recall a squadron of nucleararmed bombers inadvertently ordered to attack moscow.
Fonda honors his pledge to drop a nuclear bomb on new york city, even as the audience learns that fondas wife the fictional first lady is visiting new york city at the time. Released 50 years ago this week, it remains the redheaded stepchild, destined forever to be known as that movie thats just like dr. Eca producer max youngstein went on to produce failsafe for columbia. Henry fonda, who exemplified for nearly half a century a man of honesty and decency in more than 100 film and stage roles, died early yesterday. Coming in just shortly after the cuban missile crisis, fail safe is a very somber look at what might happen if a misunderstanding leads us into nuclear combat. It was also adapted for a live broadcast drama on cbs in 2000, which starred george clooney, harvey keitel and don cheadle in the 60s, the strategic air command sac sees a bogie on its. During the recall process, the soviet union decides to block all radio transmissions, causing a whole bomber wing 9 bombers, b58 hustlers to miss the recall. The tension builds as the president henry fonda and his interpreter larry hagman talk to the russians in fail safe director sidney lumet stages the film in a similar fashion to his 1957 debut 12 angry men. Fail safe 1964 american planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on moscow, but its a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Watching it again 35 years later, the movie took on a whole new meaning and. Fail safe is a tense and suspenseful piece of filmmaking dealing with the frightening implications of accidental nuclear warfare. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Director sidney lumet shot the blackandwhite movie in a minimalist, claustrophobic, documentary style and without a musical score to heighten the tension. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of failsafe.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Lincoln, the grapes of wrath, the oxbow incident, fort apache, 12 angry men, once upon a time in the west, and on golden pond. Fail safe is a 1964 cold war thriller movie based on a bestselling 1962 novel by eugene burdick and harvey wheeler, directed by sidney lumet and featuring a cast including henry fonda and walter matthau. One, and by far the better known movie, was of course stanley kubricks dr. Henry fonda plays the president in the same trustworthy, intelligent. First scene for translator buck larry hagman and for the president henry fonda, going underground at the start of the crisis precipitated by an accidental incursion by an american nuclear bomber squadron, consulting with general bogan frank overton, in sidney lumets failsafe, 1964. The film features performances by actors henry fonda, dan oherlihy, walter. It portrays a fictional account of a nuclear crisis. Jun 18, 2017 failsafe 1964 in 1964 there were two american movies due to be released both dealing the subject of an accidentally provoked nuclear war. Henry fonda, larry hagman, russell hardie, walter matthau, william. Through the course of his career he appeared in many critically acclaimed films, including 12 angry men and the. It faithfully translates on the screen the power and seething. May 08, 2020 in sidney lumets fail safe 1964, fonda declaresi am the president with the authority of a man whose face is already immortalized on our national currency.
Fail safe is probably the most senseless remake since gus van sandts shotforshot remake except its in color wow. When an attack order is inadvertently administered due to a system malfunction, the president of the united states henry fonda must scramble to fix the mistake before the bombs are dropped on moscow. In order to prevent an allout nuclear war, the president states that he will order bombs to be dropped on new york city if moscow is. I happened to run into a copy of the novel at a used book store. Fail safe 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fail safe, american thriller film, released in 1964, that centres on an accidental nuclear attack during the cold war. Fail safe, on the other hand, was so poorly written that it had to resort to various crutches to sell itself. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. First scene for nuclear war theorist groeteschele walter matthau, holding court at a washington cocktail party, diplomat foster dana elcar objecting, with no suggestion of the crisis that comes later in the film, in sidney lumets failsafe, 1964. First scene for translator buck larry hagman and for the president henry fonda, going underground at the start of the crisis precipitated by an accidental incursion by an american nuclear bomber squadron, consulting with general bogan frank overton, in sidney lumets fail safe, 1964. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast. One little glitch threatens the world with a thermonuclear nightmare in sidney lumets definitive coldwar drama, failsafe. Music mashup features loop of baby elephant walk by henry.
This is the filmography of american actor henry fonda may 16, 1905 august 12, 1982. From the beginning of fondas career in 1935 through to his last projects in 1981, fonda appeared in 106 films, television programs, and shorts. Henry fonda later said he would never have made this movie if he had seen strangelove first, because he would have laughed, too. The president henry fonda is confronted with a failure of the fail safe when airliner in distress causes an alert from the us air force strategic command at offutt afb bellevue nebraska. Watching fail safe at the end of the world vanity fair. This is my latest contribution to the big picture, the internationallyrecognised magazine and website that offers an intelligent take on cinema, focussing on how film affects our lives. When an attack order is inadvertently administered due to a system malfunction. Fonda, hagman, matthau, weaver, and lumet calling the plays. Feb 21, 2010 fail safe starring dan oherilhy and henry fonda. Puccio june 3, 2007 id guess that when most people think of the movie failsafe, they think of the 1964 sidney lumet film starring henry fonda. Henry fonda, walter matthau, fritz weaver, larry hagman, frank overton, edward binns, dan oherlihy, william hansen director. I received the product, but the whole get it within the next 48 hours using. But this entire situation was resolved when columbia received distribution rights for failsafe and eca dissolved. The screen in the warroom used the same filmstock but was rear projection.
After the cuban missile crisis of 1962, the cold war was threatening to get hot. When a misguided transmission sends a squadron of bombers hurtling. Fail safe is a remake of a 1964 cold war nuclear thriller starring henry fonda that was overshadowed in that same year by director stanley 2001 kubricks anarchic dr. One of the greatest antiwar thrillers ever, failsafe stars henry fonda, walter mathau, dan oherlihy, larry hagman and fritz weaver in his film debut as a group of military men on. View photos from failsafe, red carpet photos, and more at. Failsafe by sidney lumet henry fonda, walter matthau. In sidney lumets fail safe 1964, fonda declaresi am the president with the authority of a man whose face is already immortalized on our national currency. Henry fonda, in full henry jaynes fonda, born may 16, 1905, grand island, nebraska, u.
With henry fonda, walter matthau, fritz weaver, dan oherlihy. Fail safe is a 1964 cold war thriller film directed by sidney lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by eugene burdick and harvey wheeler. Fail safe exploits henry fondas onscreen persona as crutch because dr. Finally, the fail safe script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the henry fonda movie. Fail safe can only look square by comparison, but lumet, reuniting with the 12 angry men star henry fonda, makes the deathbycomputerglitch scenario seem frighteningly plausible. Stream free failsafe full movie online on marvel biggest movie. Aug 25, 2017 fail safe exploits henry fondas onscreen persona as crutch because dr. One of the scariest and most well done thrillers ever made. One of the greatest antiwar thrillers ever, failsafe stars henry fonda, walter matthau, dan oherlihy, larry hagman and fritz weaver in his film debut as a.
Air force bomber reaches moscow and blows it off the map. Eca producer max youngstein went on to produce fail safe for columbia. Fail safe henry fonda great films you need to see fail safe 1964 posted on february 3, 2014 by three rows back. Fail safe is a longunderappreciated alarm bell of a film, sounding an.