Fail safe
(DVD)
Contributors
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director.
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, actor.
Matthau, Walter, actor.
O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005, actor.
Overton, Frank, 1918-1967, actor.
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, actor.
Matthau, Walter, actor.
O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005, actor.
Overton, Frank, 1918-1967, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bellevue - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 F161s | On Shelf |
Green Hills - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 F161s | On Shelf |
Main Library - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 F161s | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515240512
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1)
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary from 2000 featuring director Sidney Lumet; new interview with film critic J. Hoberman on 1960s nucklear paranoia and Cold War films; "Fail-safe revisited"; plus an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri.
Participants/Performers
Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Dan O'herlihy, Frank Overton.
Description
The 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.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, wide screen (1.85:1).
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lumet, S., Fonda, H., Matthau, W., O'Herlihy, D., & Overton, F. (2020). Fail safe (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sidney Lumet et al.. 2020. Fail Safe. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sidney Lumet et al.. Fail Safe The Criterion Collection, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lumet, Sidney, et al. Fail Safe DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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