"Tonight's show, Fail Safe..." "You're tuned to CBS." "Vå r beretning begynner om et øyeblikk." "What time is it?" "Too early." "The Secretary's bringing some..." "Taking the train?" "No, I'll fly down." "Be back in time for dinner." "That would be fine." "I'll take the children to Manhattan." "We're going to see My Fair Lady." "She's in New York?" "The movie." "You had that dream again, didn't you?" "Blackie." "Maybe I should quit my job." "The dream's related, I know." "No?" "No." "Let's take that vacation, Blackie." " And get you away from all of this." " Soon." "Come home early." "Vem cedo para casa." "How far down are we?" "Six stories." "Yes, sir." "I'm sure it does." "And those are Russian submarines." "So close to our shoreline?" "The Russians aren't just anyone." "Same thing we're doing to them over there." "General?" "You people do the important work." "Congressman." "Follow me, gentlemen." "They ought to be." "They cost enough." "This is about more than just money." "Like Mr. Jefferson said:" "Or was it Will Rogers?" "New York City." "Yes, sir." "...at an altitude of about 100 miles." "Hombres elegidos con mucho cuidado, señor." "La flor y nata." "He's got a good arm." " He's 10, Jack." " No, I know." "We'lI see." "Next spring." "He can hit." "I could never hit." "Five minutes to ready planes." "Yeah." "She was something." "How's he doing?" "Better." "Tommy?" " You sure?" " Positive." "Only fools are positive." " Are you sure?" " Positive." " Dad?" " Yes, Sport." "Four minutes to ready planes." "Can you get me another one?" "Why, you think he needs a friend?" "No, it's just that he's dead." "He got cooked." "I forgot, and he got cooked." "You mad at me, Dad?" "I got to go." "I'll be home soon, Sport." " You sure?" " I'm positive." "Only fools are positive." " I'll see you." " I'll see you, Dad." "Three minutes to ready planes." "Tre minutter til avgang." "No comparison." "I think I know what you're worried about." "That don't depend on humans." "We've compensated for that." "Thanks again to Mr. Knapp and his systems." "Excuse me." "What's going on, General?" "So what do you do about it?" " Put that up for me, please." " Yes." "Without that order, they come home." "This is of course highly classified." "This box is operated by a code..." "Seven minutes to Fail Safe." "Voices can be imitated." "You said it could be hostile." "...and then Condition Red." "And Condition Red is?" "War." "A guerra." "Maybe this time it's a real UFO." "Maybe not today." "Someone's got to talk about it." " It's crazy." " It's a crazy world." "Thank you." "A 100 million or more?" "...nobody here denies that." "To be victorious?" "We would be the victor." "That would be our hope." "...is not the extension of policy..." "It's vegetation burned off?" "War's function remains the same, Blackie." "In these times, in any possible war what shall we do?" "Man has been made into a spectator." "ambos teremos os resultados que desejamos." "Heading right for Detroit." "Pretty cool about it, General." "One minute to Fail Safe." "Condition Yellow." "Thirty-seconds to Fail Safe." "Twenty seconds to Fail Safe." "Nineteen, eighteen...." "What the hell is that?" "All groups at Fail Safe point." "Let's keep it there." "Slow and easy." "As long as it's polite, sir." "Let's do it that way." "What about women?" "What about women?" "What's happening now?" "What the hell's going on?" " Gentlemen, please." " The hell..." "That's an order, Mr. Raskob." "There it is!" "That's it, gentlemen." "I'm sorry we alarmed you." "I'm sorry we alarmed you." "Have all parties stand down." "Stand down." "All parties stand down." "Stand down, Anderson." "Right away, Chief." "Sir, the Fail Safe box." "I see it." "Yes, sir." "Try another band." "Try them all." "It's the Russians." "Request permission to verify, sir." "Permission granted." "I read it as "CAP 811"." "...we lost an engine over England." "General Bogan." "Time is a...." "Colonel Purnell, get me Omaha." "Colonel." " Colonel Cascio." " Sir." "Get me the President." "lk wil de president spreken." "Right outside, sir." "Sit down, Buck." " You know what's happened?" " No, sir." "...went off to attack Russia." "That's where you come in." "Secretary of Defense Chiefs of Staff Professor...." "Is there a General Black on that list?" "Yes, sir." "That's Blackie." "I'm glad he's there." "We have a little time." "Not much, but some." "You can relax." "Easier said than done." "General Bogan, sir." "Yes, General Bogan." "...and continuing on an attack course." "Has that big an error ever happened before?" " No, sir." " Then let's rule it out." "We can't make contact." "Why would they do that?" "I don't know, sir." "No, sir." "Not even from me?" "Are they past that point?" "Yes, sir." "Quite a ways past." "What's the target?" "Moscow." "We got fighter planes in the air." "Will it work?" "They've been taught..." "To shoot them down." "And who gives that order?" "You do, Mr. President." "All right." "Yes, sir." "Thank you." "Mr. Swenson in the Pentagon, please." "Mr Swenson på Pentagon." "Colonel Cascio." "We can't shoot down our own men." "Yes, Mr. President." "May I call you back?" "Thank you, sir." "Gentlemen!" "I oppose it on the grounds that it's premature." "We must do it." "This minute..." "And want it fast." "By shooting down our own planes?" "If it has to be." "Mr. President, it is our...." "It is our unanimous view that the fighters should be ordered in." "Thank you." "It will be necessary, sir." "I know that, General." "Order them in." "Yes, sir." " Colonel Cascio." " Sir." "Tell them to go to afterburners." "They'll go down in the Arctic Ocean." "You heard the order, Colonel." " They're still..." " Colonel!" "Give the order, immediately." "Give me Tangle Able One." "You can talk to them on Channel 7." "Single-side band." "What if the Russians overhear us?" "Isn't that what we want?" "I'm here with General Bogan." "Listen closely." "Jesus!" "You are to go to afterburners and overtake Group 6." "...shoot them down." "...shoot them down." " Over and out." " Leave it on." "On the mark, go to afterburners." "Five." "Four." "Three." "Two." "One." "Mark." "Turn it off." "Turn it off!" "Did you think they wouldn't do it?" "Did you think they wouldn't do it?" "Sir?" "Sound worried?" "I'd say a little worried, sir." "If he's worried, I'm worried." "No, sir." "He gives us any advice, we take it." "Right away, sir." "Ready, sir." "Mr. Swenson..." "I've got Omaha on the line as well." "Right, sir." "Back at Omaha, we have General Bogan." "Congressman Raskob of Nebraska." "Mr. Secretary." "Yes, General Bogan." "Mr. Knapp." "Well, sir, in this way:" "Humans control those machines." "Humans can see an error and correct it." "...in a real war situation, you might not know whether it's an error or telling you the truth." "May I say something, General?" "This is Colonel Cascio of my staff." "I think it's a move by the Russians." "What kind of move, Colonel?" "Up there for one reason:" "It's an excuse for retaliation." "...our first line of defense." "Absolutely, I agree." "Jeg er enig." "This is General Stark." "Project the Russian air defense." "Which means?" "And I think they're waiting." "Just as we would." "...they'll understand that we're sincere." "Would you explain that, please?" "Therefore, they would surrender." "They wouldn't see it that way." "So what do you suggest we do?" "Nothing." "Nothing?" "Forever." "Mr. Secretary." "Don't kid yourself." "Group 6 has done that for us by accident." "Our fighters are firing." "He's out of fuel." "He's going down." "They're too far away." "They've all crashed into the sea." "Thank you." "I'll speak to the Soviet Premier." "...will tell him what I'm saying." "Got that?" " Yes, sir." " I want something more." "As much as you can sense." " That's all anybody can do." " Yes, sir." "Okay." "Let's talk to Moscow." "Let's talk to Moscow." "They're on the line." "Mr. Chairman." ""Does it have to do with the aircraft..." "Yes, sir, that's why I'm calling." "Your tracking and radar devices..." " "...reconnaissance flights"." " No!" "This is a serious mistake." "...is right now flying towards Russia." "I wish I could be sure." "My best guess is mechanical failure." "Because I'm telling you..." ""...our radar can't pick them up?"" ""Go on"." " Yes, sir." " "And who gave that order?"" "I did." "Those men are dead already." ""I wanted only to hear your explanation." ""And to know who gave the order." "It is." ""Full power." ""They want to strike back at once." "But you don't." "...we will have to do the same." ""I understand"." "...in the Soviet Union." "...we have new masking techniques." ""What is the target?"" "Moscow." "You can walk around if you'd like." "No, sir, I'm fine." "Thank you." "No, sir, I'm fine." "Thank you." " Radio still jammed?" " Yes, sir." "All right, here we go." "Lose the horse, lose the buggy." "Attention, Group 6." "We can't penetrate in tight formation." "They'd get two for the price of one." "Good luck." " Project the Soviet border." " Yes, sir." "Dear God." "Well, Buck we've invaded Russia." "One hour, 38 minutes to target." "Go after the decoys." "Go!" "Get it!" "They found one of our planes." "That made the bomber vulnerable." "There goes another one." "That's two bombers gone." "Nobody wants to lose those men." "Pense nelas, Coronel Cascio, e tenha esperança." "The Chairman is on the line, sir." "Yes, Mr. Chairman." ""Luck?" "No luck at all." ""...that they are real." ""There is pressure to retaliate"." ""I am gambling that you are sincere"." "Please set up that second line." ""I will give orders to have it set up"." "Fine." "They're arguing again." ""...in case of a true attack." "Will you lift the jamming now?" ""I will give the order"." "Very good." "Please stay on the line." "We are not allowed of the United States." "Your primary target is Moscow." "Damn." "Bogan, can we get him back?" "Sir, if he follows procedure..." "What kind of man is this Grady?" "His wife recently died of cancer." "Find his son." "I'll get right on it, sir." "Mr. President." "Sr. Presidente?" "One hour to target." "Well, that's three down." "Yes, and three more to go." "The Japanese did that at Pearl Harbor." "From their point of view, we were their enemy." "The enemy of capitalism?" "Destroy Russia?" "For what?" "To preserve what?" "To kill?" "Yes, Mr. President." "A little." "The Sacrifice of Abraham." "I remember, sir." "She's in New York with them." "I'll do whatever you say." "Good luck." "Held og lykke." "Yes, sir." "Right away, sir." "Ready and waiting, sir." "Will you test the line, please?" "When it's working so that everyone can hear." "Yes, sir." "The same to him." "We read you five by five." "Neither have we." "Just a minute, please." "Thank you." "He has delayed retaliation." "... that this is, in fact, so." "Any hesitation of any kind..." "And I wish you success." "And I wish you success." "General Bogan but the radar transmitter." "Is that possible?" "That is a direct order." "An order, Colonel." "Just a minute." "Major Handel." "General Bogan." "Sergeant Collins!" "Sir!" "Get over here!" "...and radar-seeking capacity?" "Yes, sir." "It has both capacities, sir." "Tell them!" "Thank you, General Bogan." "We will get back to you." "Thank you, Sergeant." "That's all." "What the hell was that all about?" "...and all our planes." "It's too hairy up here." "Roger." "Are they going down?" "I didn't see it." " Will that work?" " God only knows." "Forty-five minutes to target." "Everything just went, I don't know, blank." "I'm okay now." "I do think there's Soviet entrapment." "...and fly their bombers into position." "They may be flying them in the grass." "An enemy trying every trick in the book...." "That's enough." "Colonel, you're talking mutiny." "The Russians are back on the line." "Yes, Marshal Nevsky." "Sergeant Collins." "We're getting distorted signals." "I will." "Yes, sir." "7880 north." "5850 east." "On a heading of 205 degrees." "On a heading of 205 degrees." "Thank you." "Jay, where are you?" "Where are you, Mr. Lentov?" "In the UN building in New York." "Whatever happens..." "Is that clear?" " Yes." " Yes." "Chairman's on." "There is, sir." ""Then let us hear your reason"." "Not tough." "Like he's ready." ""Have you made a decision?"" "Yes, I have." "Mr. Swenson, are you on the line?" "Yes, Mr. President." " General Bogan?" " Here, sir." "...seconds before the bombs drop." "I'm told that what we will hear will be a high, shrill sound." "I understand." ""Is this your plan?" "Listen." "I have ordered one of our bombers into the air from Washington." "It's carrying two 20-megaton bombs." "...I will order those bombs released." "...we will know that he is gone and with him, New York." "Holy Mother of God." "How can he do that?" "What else can he do?" "Five million people." "Unless you feel that the offer itself is enough showing good intentions." ""Would you think it was enough..." "No." ""Unfortunately, I cannot"." "La oss hå pe jeg slipper å gjøre det." "Colonel Grady, we're at 900 feet." "Pierce?" "What do you see out the window?" "Lights." "Village lights, I guess." "Movement on the roads?" "Yeah." "Cars, a few trucks." "But no blackout?" "Everything looks normal." "How far from Moscow are we?" "Thirty-eight minutes to target, sir." "Flynn?" "Still here, Grady." "What's your condition?" "Still got any of your decoys?" "A few." "We have the bombs, you don't." "Whatever you say." "Thanks, Billy." "No sweat." "You take care, now." "You, too." "General Bogan?" "Yes, Marshal Nevsky." "That's Number 6, the decoy plane." "I see." "You'll never catch it." "You'll let the other bomber through!" "Jesus!" "Jesus!" "Excuse me." "Excuse me, one moment." "There has been...." "Marshal Nevsky has collapsed." "It appears...." "I don't know...." "General Koniev...." "General Bogan." "He can't recall them?" "No time." "Our bombers are very fast." "No, we do not." "Yes." "We have only one chance left." "It has a chance." "Thirty minutes to target." "In a most unlikely place." "Yes?" "In Persia, during the war." "Korammshar on the Gulf." "But our paths never crossed." "I just remember the heat." "Yes." "It was unbearable." "Like being in a steam room." "And your pilots, I remember them..." "Never saw anything like it." "No, I was ordered to leave." "Your family...." "It's a hard day, General." "Yes, a hard day." "Goodbye, comrade." "Goodbye, my friend." "Vão disparar os rockets todos de uma vez." "Colonel Grady, sir?" "Yes?" "...ignited ahead of us." "What do we know of them?" "They can do it, too." "All right." "The second you see their rockets..." "Straight up?" "No time for that." "They're expecting it, sir." "It's SOP." "We're in range." "We have to report in." "Keep an eye on that scope." "Grady, this is the President." "Dad?" "Dad, it's me, Tommy." "I'm okay and there isn't any war." "It's a big mistake." "It's a mistake." "Is that really your son?" "You know what comes next, say it." ""Are you positive?"" "Grady, this is not a trick." "There is no war." "I want to see you again, Dad." " I can't." " Here come the nukes." "For the sake of your son!" "Fire one." "Fire two." " 18,000 feet." " Higher." " 20,000." " Higher, go after them." "30,000. 40,000." "Dad!" " Turn it off!" " 60,000 feet." "80,000." "90,000." "120,000, we're leveling." "Hang on!" "We're going up." "The nukes are catching up." "Hang on!" "We'll make it now." "How far to Moscow?" "Seventeen minutes, sir." "...at best we'd last a couple of days." "I intend to take us in at 900 feet..." "Bombs are set to go off at 5,000 feet." "We'll go with the bombs." "What the hell... de todas formas, no hay ningún hogar donde regresar." "May God forgive us." "Fifteen minutes to target." "Mom?" "Mom, listen to me." "Mom, listen." "What do you mean?" "Where is he?" "So, you're alone." "Mom, wait." "I will." "Just stay on the phone with me." "Just stay with me." "General Stark?" "No, sir." "On this short notice all you'd produce is panic." "What about this?" "Maybe he doesn't know." "The First Lady is in New York." "He knows." "Dear God." "Gentlemen, we are wasting time." "I've made some rough calculations..." "They would die just the same." "Fortune has smiled on us there." "...that these records will have survived." "Not of the dead." "Our economy depends on it." "Økonomien vå r er avhengig av dem." "Are you married, Buck?" "No, sir." "Not yet." "Is she in the government?" "State Department." "She's a translator like me." "Spanish, French and Italian." "We met in translator school." "You did good today, Buck." "You didn't freeze up." "A lot of other men would." "You're the one who didn't, sir." "If you're going to get married you ought to do it soon." "Yes." "Use the time." "It goes fast." "The Chairman is on the line." "Mr. Chairman." ""Mr. President." "I have activated..." ""...only those parts of our defense..." "I agree." "Men built those machines." ""Men are not perfect, Mr. President"." "Men are responsible for what they do." "Men are responsible for what they make." "...we put them in place." "Two great cities will be destroyed." "What do we tell them?" ""Accidents will happen?"" "I can't accept that!" "Hva gjør vi, herr formann?" "Hva sier vi til de døde?" "!" "Mr. President..." "Yes, Jay." "It's all lit up." "Very..." "Blackie." "Yes, Mr. President." "Moscow has been destroyed, Blackie." "Release your bombs according to plan." "I understand." "I have only one last order." "I repeat." "The ultimate act will be mine." "Is that clear?" "On a heading of 56 degrees south." "Altitude: 26,000 feet." "Ground Zero set at 1,000 feet." "Lob point is in 10." "Nine." "Eight." "Seven." "Six." "Five." "Four." "Three." "Two." "One." "Mark." "Nå." "Noah Wyle as Buck." "Brian Dennehy as General Bogan." "John Diehl as Colonel Cascio." "Don Cheadle as Lieutenant Pierce." "Harvey Keitel as General Black." "A lot of work." " lt was about five weeks?" " Yeah." " That's funny." " I'll probably be there." "Mr. Dreyfuss." "...I wanted to vote for him for President." "So, no, I don't think of it like that." "...and lived within for so long." "How close we came to destroying it." "It was an option for 40 years." " Do we have time..." " One more question." "What is your take on it?" " Well, on this scale." " On this scale." "...because one sees the whole visual seduction that might be there and then..." "He has approached the work..." "It's been like working in the theater with a director in the theater." "That has been a fascinating problem." "It fits right in with the panic." "If we use them badly..." "Oh, shit!" "On that note...." "That's a dateline." " We're gonna rehearse on Sunday?" " Yes." "Okay." "I got plans." "Yeah, I know." "Believe me." "...to bring all of these big stars fabulous, named people together..." "How do you do that?" "It's amazing to me." "It's quite different, I have to say..." "What about this world of enthusiasm that now, 35 years later is in this amazing performance?" "I think it's exceptional." "You said during the press conference..." "No, not as far as the actor's concerned." "There are refinements technically..." "But the process?" "You mean Fail Safe?" "There is the Pentagon set." "There is the bunker where the President is." "There is the is Omaha War Room the bedroom and so forth." " It's not all on one stage." " Right." "Why did you agree to participate in this?" "And I'm always attracted..." "There was that and I did want to work with Stephen Frears." "...starting with Mr. Hitchcock." "I find that it was very worth that the entire planet." "More rehearsal or.... ...I know to be prepared." "I know and to get a good night's sleep the night before..." " All the basics." " It's an odd kind of...." "Right." "...which is pure and utter terror." "We want to scare ourselves silly because we really don't gotta do this." " You could've said "no", I guess." " We could've said "no"." "Why do it live?" "...an area that television can continue to work in, that other mediums can't." "...let's focus on..." "Try something edgy?" "'Cause the look in color doesn't look right." "It looks like a porno film without the sex." "...for a gimmick." "Well, for me it's...." "I know there's a lot of surrounding things..." "It's not a huge departure for me." "Because it's alive." "To build something that...." "Do you think about having an audience?" "You can't do that." "Not practical?" "Yeah, I suppose...." "Look, we're not going to beat Regis." "I mean, let's face it, that's..." " Season ender." " I know, believe me, I know." "But that's okay." "That's why..." "You could tape that monster." " We'll watch it later." " Thanks."