Fail Safe

debodun

debodun

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A few days ago I watched "Fail Safe" (1964). For those that don't know the plot, it is NOT a "feel good" movie - a communications glitch sends a bomber carrying an atomic warhead to drop on Moscow. The plane cannot be recalled or shot down and does accomplish it's perceived task. In order to prove to the Russian premier that it was an accidental and unintentional action, the American President orders a bomber to drop a nuclear bomb on New York City (remember this was filmed during the height of the cold war).

Do you think he did the right thing?
 

No, he should have dropped it on Washington DC. I don't really mean that, but I don't think killing the innocent people that didn't have anything to do with it is wrong. It was an accident. On the other hand, there would be even more bloodshed if he hadn't done it that way, I mean if Russia didn't believe it was an accident. Could you ask me an easier question?? LOL!!
 
I just found the movie, I'm going to watch it later this week. Thanks for the "heads up" I had heard of it but have never watched it, denise:)
 

I've not seen that movie, but I was stationed on a USAF base in Germany during that time period. The Plot of that movie, as described, is NOT that far fetched. If people had known back then how close we actually came to all out Nuclear War with the Soviet Union....especially during the Cuban Missile Crisis...there would have been major panic.
 
I've heard some from my folks etc. I don't think many of these movies like this, are far-fetched, well some are of course.
 
Yes, I'll have to be in the right mood to watch it. I rarely watch things that are potentially downers, but it caught my eye. I watched a totally stupid one last night called "Triangle". Well, that's my review anyway, LOL!
 
I've watched 'Fail Safe' several times over the years. It could very well have happened, indeed it MAY have happened and we never got to hear about it.

There is another movie in a similar vein, very much 'black' humour. Here's a short clip from 'Doctor Strangelove' ...

 
Rob said:
I've watched 'Fail Safe' several times over the years. It could very well have happened, indeed it MAY have happened and we never got to hear about it.

There is another movie in a similar vein, very much 'black' humour. Here's a short clip from 'Doctor Strangelove' ...

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Peter Sellers played 3 roles in this. the prez, an RAF officer and the crazy Nazi in a wheel chair. I may add this to my collection
 

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