Cast & crew
Fail Safe (1964)
Directed by Sidney Lumet Written by Walter Bernstein
Cast
| Henry Fonda | The president |
| Walter Matthau | Prof. Groeteschele |
| Fritz Weaver | Col. Cascio |
| Dan O'Herlihy | Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black |
| William Hansen | Defense Secretary Swenson |
| Russell Hardie | Gen. Stark |
| Janet Ward | Helen Grady |
| Larry Hagman | Buck |
| Frank Overton | Gen. Bogan |
| Edward Binns | Col. Jack Grady |
| Nancy Berg | Ilsa Wolfe |
| John Connell | Thomas |
| Dom DeLuise | TSgt. Collins |
| Russell Collins | Knapp |
| Sorrell Booke | Congressman Raskob |
| Louise Larabee | Mrs. Cascio |
| Dana Elcar | Foster |
| Hildy Parks | Betty Black |
| Stewart Germain | Mr. Cascio |
| Frank Simpson | Sullivan |
| Geri Miller | Go-Go Dancer (uncredited) |
| Frieda Altman | Jennie |
| Charles Tyner | Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Bit part (uncredited) |
Crew
| Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Sidney Lumet | Executive Producer |
| Walter Bernstein | Screenplay |
| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
| Charles H. Maguire | Producer |
| Harvey Wheeler | Novel |
| Eugene Burdick | Novel |
| J.C. Delaney | Set Decoration |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| William Swift | Sound mixer |
| Max E. Youngstein | Producer |
| Gerald Hirschfeld | Director of Photography |
| Bill Herman | Makeup Department Head |
| Harry Falk | Assistant Director |
| Albert Taffet | Camera Operator |
| Ralph Rosenblum | Editor |
| Eugene Burdick | Script |