Rate 'Fail Safe' (1964)

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Rate 'Fail Safe' (1964) Apr 2, 2022 23:57:15 GMT

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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 2, 2022 23:57:15 GMT

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I'll say pretty good. The acting is on point, even if it can sway from super serious to a bit rye. Its stock footage of jets in flight is the only juxtaposition from stage play feel, & those quick cut shots don't fully convey for me.

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Rate 'Fail Safe' (1964) Apr 16, 2022 2:57:04 GMT

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10/10. Seeing it in a theater with an audience who doesn't know what's coming can be a powerful experience. When the President (Henry Fonda) reveals his plan, someone sitting nearby said out loud, "I'd tell him to go to hell!" And then there were the stunned reactions as people were leaving the auditorium. Tremendous impact. Great performance by the fine actor Frank Overton who played Gen. Bogan, the true lead in the movie. Overton doesn't have a long filmography (13 movie credits) but a lot more in TV. After "Fail-Safe" probably his most remembered performance was as Sheriff Heck Tate in "To Kill A Mockingbird."

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Archelaus Senior Member @christian Posts: 8,300 Likes: 4,360	Rate 'Fail Safe' (1964) Apr 16, 2022 3:23:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Archelaus on Apr 16, 2022 3:23:45 GMT 8/10

Rate 'Fail Safe' (1964)

Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 2, 2022 23:57:15 GMT

Post by movielover on Apr 4, 2022 3:25:37 GMT

Post by mikef6 on Apr 16, 2022 2:57:04 GMT

Post by Archelaus on Apr 16, 2022 3:23:45 GMT