Fail-Safe (Criterion Collection)

Tense Cold War drama about a squad of American bombers, that, through an erroneous radio transmission, is sent to deliver a nuclear payload on the Soviet Union... and is unable to be called back. Racing against time, the U.S. president (Henry Fonda) and his advisors must try to stop the attack, and, in turn, the commencement of World War III. Walter Matthau, Dan O'Herlihy, and Edward Binns co-star in Sidney Lumet's adaptation of the novel by Walter Bernstein and Eugene Burdick. 112 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes.