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Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring. Director Sidney Lumet gives an atmospheric vision of the future with a Cold War backdrop.

It will have you sitting on the brink of eternity!

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Starring: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver

Released: October 7, 1964

Runtime: 112.0

Popularity Rating: 4.226

Columbia Pictures Corporation

United States of America

The President Henry Fonda
Prof. Groeteschele Walter Matthau
Col. Cascio Fritz Weaver
Buck Larry Hagman
Gen. Bogan Frank Overton
Col. Jack Grady Edward Binns
Brig. Gen. Warren A. Black Dan O'Herlihy
Defense Secretary Swenson William Hansen
Gen. Stark Russell Hardie
Helen Grady Janet Ward
TSgt. Collins Dom DeLuise
Knapp Russell Collins
Congressman Raskob Sorrell Booke
Ilsa Wolfe Nancy Berg
Thomas John Connell
Sullivan Frank Simpson
Betty Black Hildy Parks
Foster Dana Elcar
Mrs. Cascio Louise Larabee
Mr. Cascio Stewart Germain
Go-go Dancer (uncredited) Geri Miller
Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) Charles Tyner

Art — Art Direction: Albert Brenner
Art — Set Decoration: J.C. Delaney
Camera — Camera Operator: Albert Taffet
Camera — Director of Photography: Gerald Hirschfeld
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Bill Herman
Crew — Script: Eugene Burdick
Directing — Assistant Director: Harry Falk
Directing — Director: Sidney Lumet
Editing — Editor: Ralph Rosenblum
Production — Executive Producer: Sidney Lumet
Production — Producer: Charles H. Maguire
Production — Producer: Max E. Youngstein
Sound — Sound Editor: Jack Fitzstephens
Sound — Sound mixer: William Swift
Writing — Novel: Eugene Burdick
Writing — Novel: Harvey Wheeler
Writing — Screenplay: Walter Bernstein