Format:
1 DVD-Video (112 min)
,
schwarz-weiß
,
1 Beilage
,
12 cm
ISBN:
9781681436814
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection 1011
Content:
"This unnerving procedural thriller painstakingly details an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario in which a mechanical failure jams the United States military’s chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Working from a contemporary best seller, screenwriter Walter Bernstein and director Sidney Lumet wrench harrowing suspense from the doomsday fears of the Cold War era, making the most of a modest budget and limited sets to create an atmosphere of clammy claustrophobia and astronomically high stakes. Starring Henry Fonda as a coolheaded U.S. president and Walter Matthau as a trigger-happy political theorist, Fail Safe is a long-underappreciated alarm bell of a film, sounding an urgent warning about the deadly logic of mutually assured destruction." [criterion.com]
Note:
Original: USA 1964
,
DVD special edition features: new 4k digital restoration ; audio commentary from 2000 featuring director Sidney Lumet ; new interview with film critic J. Hoberman on 1960s nuclear paranoia and Cold War films ; "'Fail safe' revisited" (2000) including interviews with Lumet, screenwriter Walter Bernstein, and actor Dan O'Herlihy ; plus: an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri
,
Bildformat 1.85:1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Film
;
DVD-Video
Author information:
Matthau, Walter 1920-2000
Author information:
Lumet, Sidney 1924-2011
Bookmarklink
