Fail-safe / Columbia ; screenplay, Walter bernstein ; producer, Max E. Youngstein ; director, Sidney Lumet.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Special ed. |
| Publication Info | [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, ©2000. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011. |
| Other author/creator | Youngstein, Max E. |
| Other author/creator | Bernstein, Walter. |
| Other author/creator | Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982. |
| Other author/creator | Matthau, Walter. |
| Other author/creator | O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Burdick, Eugene. Fail-safe. |
| Other author/creator | Wheeler, Harvey, 1918-2004. Fail-safe. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Fail-safe (Motion picture) |
| Variant title | Fail safe |
| Abstract | A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war. |
| General note | Widescreen version (aspect ratio 1.85:1). |
| General note | Originally relased as a motion picture in 1964. |
| General note | Based on the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. |
| General note | Special features include: director's commentary ; featurette entitled Fail-safe revisited ; talent files ; theatrical trailers ; scene selections. |
| Credits | Editor, Ralph Rosenblum ; cinematographer, Gerald Hirschfield. |
| Cast | Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Larry Hagman, Fritz Weaver. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English, French and Spanish language soundtracks (mono) with optional subtitles in English, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish or Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0767854993 |
| Publisher number | 05424 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .F25 2000 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |