Fail Safe

1964 · 112 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 25,728 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet

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Overview

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,609 lines

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00:02:57 Warren?
00:07:59 who would rather have an American culture survive than a Russian one.
00:13:37 A telephone message for you.
00:19:00 You can't depend on people the same way.
00:23:39 picked up by our radar.
00:27:45 The object of war is to inflict maximum damage on the enemy...
00:31:27 It's gone, General. What happened to it?
00:36:29 - Did something go wrong? - No sign of it.
00:42:47 I hope not, sir.
00:46:21 and only a lunatic wants.
00:50:59 I want your people now to consider what we do if we can't shoot them down.
00:54:21 Will you explain your statement, Professor?
00:59:59 Fine, Mr. President. How are you?
01:04:03 We do not need your help.
01:09:07 My generals are not so happy with me about this...
01:12:43 I know that, but...
01:17:37 and the Soviet command headquarters?
01:22:07 That is a direct order.
01:26:16 You are talking treason. Stop it now, or I'll have you put under arrest.
01:30:04 Yes.
01:34:14 One of your planes has just appeared again.
01:37:52 - Thomas. - Yes, sir.
01:41:57 On short notice, an alert to a big city would do more harm than good.
01:46:46 We're responsible for what happens to us.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,609
Dialogue density14.4 lines / min
First line00:02:57
Final line01:46:46

Production Record

DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes25,728