Failsafe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Failsafe
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Eugene_Burdick
gptkb:Harvey_Wheeler
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Fail-Safe_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $3.6 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Gerald_Hirschfeld
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Dr._Strangelove
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sidney_Lumet
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Ralph_Rosenblum
gptkbp:genre drama
thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Failsafe
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Laurindo_Almeida
gptkbp:notableFor black-and-white cinematography
realistic depiction of nuclear crisis
gptkbp:plotSummary A technical malfunction sends American bombers to attack Moscow, leading to a tense standoff during the Cold War.
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseYear 1964
gptkbp:remakeOf Fail Safe (2000 TV film)
gptkbp:runtime 112 minutes
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Walter_Matthau
gptkb:Henry_Fonda
gptkb:Dan_O'Herlihy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Destiny_(video_game_series)
gptkb:Batman_#140
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7