Fail_safe Maysville Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television ; live broadcast direction by Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; teleplay by Walter Bernstein ; directed by Stephen A. Frears.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Cold War -- Drama.
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Nuclear warfare -- Drama.
Nuclear weapons -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Thrillers (Television programs)
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War television programs.

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Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0790752360, 9780790752365
UPC
085391865322

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler and the 1964 motion picture.
Participants/Performers
Hank Azaria, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, James Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, John Diehl, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Elliott, Harvey Keitel, Norman Lloyd, William Smitrovich, Noah Wyle.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Broadcast live as a made-for-TV movie on April 9, 2000.
Description
The retelling of the classic Cold War doomsday thriller. A computer malfunction triggers the transmission of nuclear-attack codes to a U.S. bomber squadron. The orders are irreversible, the primary target is Moscow, and the President, his advisors and military leaders race time to head off global catastrophe. Recalling the adrenaline-rush of early TV drama, this movie was staged and telecast live in black-and-white, establishing an immediate sense of history unfolding.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pasetta, M., Bernstein, W., Frears, S., Azaria, H., Cheadle, D., Clooney, G., Cromwell, J., Dennehy, B., Diehl, J., Dreyfuss, R., Elliott, S., Keitel, H., Lloyd, N., Smitrovich, B., Wyle, N., Burdick, E., & Wheeler, H. (2007). Fail_safe Maysville Pictures, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television ; live broadcast direction by Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; teleplay by Walter Bernstein ; directed by Stephen A. Frears (Widescreen.). Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin. Pasetta et al.. 2007. Fail_safe Maysville Pictures, Inc. in Association With Warner Bros. Television ; Live Broadcast Direction By Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; Teleplay By Walter Bernstein ; Directed By Stephen A. Frears. Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin. Pasetta et al.. Fail_safe Maysville Pictures, Inc. in Association With Warner Bros. Television ; Live Broadcast Direction By Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; Teleplay By Walter Bernstein ; Directed By Stephen A. Frears Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pasetta, Martin., et al. Fail_safe Maysville Pictures, Inc. in Association With Warner Bros. Television ; Live Broadcast Direction By Martin Pasetta, Jr. ; Teleplay By Walter Bernstein ; Directed By Stephen A. Frears Widescreen., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.

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