'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the pervasiveness of nuclear paranoia in films of the sixties.

Full Cast of 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Larry Hagman as Self (archive footage)

Larry Hagman

as Self (archive footage)

Larry Hagman was an American television and screen actor, as well as director and producer, best known for playing Ma...