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When Fail Safe opened in October 1964, it garnered excellent reviews, but its box-office performance was poor. Its failure rested with the similarity between it and the nuclear war satire Dr. Strangelove, which had appeared in theaters first, in January 1964.
Although Fail Safe was to be an ultrarealistic thriller, Kubrick feared that its plot resemblance would damage his film's box office potential, especially if it were released first. Indeed, the novel Fail-Safe (on which the film is based) is so similar to Red Alert that Peter George sued on charges of plagiarism and settled out of court. [51]
The title refers to the "fail-safe point" used by the Strategic Air Command (SAC) to prevent any SAC bomber from accidentally crossing into Soviet airspace and precipitating a nuclear war. In general, a fail safe ensures that, as far as possible, the machine or process will not make things worse in the event of something going wrong. The title ...
Lumet’s successful 1964 film starred Henry Fonda as a level-headed U.S. president and Walter Matthau as a trigger-happy political theorist. ... “Fail-Safe” is produced by MFF & CO and ...
Fail-Safe (1964) – a film based on the novel of the same name about an American bomber crew and nuclear tensions; Fail-Safe (CBS, 2000) – a remake of the 1964 film, broadcast live and in black-and-white; Fat Man and Little Boy a.k.a. Shadow Makers (1989) – film that reenacts the Manhattan Project
1 Plot. 2 Cast. 3 Production. ... Fail-Safe, a 1962 book and a 1964 film with similar themes; Red Alert, a 1958 novel; References Bibliography. Frietas, Gary A. War ...
Although Fail Safe was to be a realistic thriller, Kubrick feared that its plot resemblance would damage his film's box office potential, especially if Fail Safe were released first. Indeed, the novel Fail-Safe (on which the film is based) is so similar to Red Alert that Kubrick and Peter George sued on charges of copyright infringement. [2]
1964 Fail Safe: 1964 Both deal with the concept of accidental nuclear war, although Dr. Strangelove is satire, while Fail Safe is a drama. Harlow: 1965 Harlow: 1965 Both were based on the life story of Jean Harlow. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines: 1965 The Great Race: 1965