Fail-Safe (1964)
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- Sacrifice
- New York is sacrificed after an accidental attack
is launched on Moscow. The President (Henry Fonda) sends his
friend to fly the aircraft that will destroy NY, even while the
President's wife is visiting the city. Buck, the pilot has
recurring nightmares of a bullfight. Another figure, played by
Walter Matthau, urges an immediate all out attack, sacrificing
millions of lives in the name of peace. (submitted by Michael Clark,
Hamilton, Canada)
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