Fail Safe (1964) – Filming Locations
Thriller / Drama / War · Directed by Sidney Lumet · Starring Henry Fonda
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.
Where was Fail Safe filmed?
- New York, United States, New York – Various scenes establishing the city and war room operations. Multiple NYC locations were used to establish the film's American setting and Cold War tension
- Omaha, United States, Omaha – Military command center and bomber operations sequences. The real Strategic Air Command headquarters served as the primary filming location for the military command center sequences that drive the nuclear crisis plot
- Washington, D.C., United States, Washington – Government and Pentagon war room sequences. Interior and exterior shots of Washington locations representing the U.S. government response to the crisis