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