Fail-Safe

Fail-Safe is a novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, published in 1962. The popular and critically acclaimed novel was first adapted into a 1964 film of the same name directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, and Walter Matthau. In 2000, the novel was adapted again for a televised play, broadcast live in black and white on CBS. All three...

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  • 1962

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Eugene Burdick

Eugene Burdick (12 December 1918 - 26 July 1965), was an American Political Scientist and co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962) and The 480 (1965). He was...

Harvey Wheeler

John Harvey Wheeler (October 17, 1918 - September 6, 2004) was an American author, political scientist, and scholar. He was best known as co-author with Eugene Burdick of...
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