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