07 Oct 1964
Fail Safe
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.
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
The Valour and the Horror
A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.
Top Billed Cast
Graeme Campbell Sir Arthur Harris
Nicholas Shields Jim Moffat
Janne Mortil Mary Moore 'Bubbles'
Andrew Gillies Freeman Dyson
Duncan Ollerenshaw Joseph Corbally
Billy Parrott William Paul Soeder
Jonathan Wilson James Morrison
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