Twilight's Last Gleaming(1977)
“We have invaded Silo 3. We are prepared to launch nine nuclear missiles. We demand ten million dollars, Air Force One... and you, Mr President.”
Overview
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Studio
Bavaria Film
Cast
Burt Lancaster
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee Browne
as James Forrest
Charles Durning
as President David T. Stevens
Joseph Cotten
as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Melvyn Douglas
as Zachariah Guthrie
Richard Jaeckel
as Capt. Stanford Towne
William Marshall
as William Klinger - Attorney General
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Brig. Gen. O'Rourke
Richard Widmark
as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
Paul Winfield
as Willis Powell
Burt Young
as Augie Garvas
Charles Aidman
as Bernstein
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1977
Runtime
2h 26m
Language
French
Rating
6.4 / 10
Production Companies
Bavaria Film • Geria Productions • Allied Artists Pictures
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What is Twilight's Last Gleaming about?▼
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
Who directed Twilight's Last Gleaming?▼
Twilight's Last Gleaming was directed by Robert Aldrich and released in 1977. It is a thriller film.
How long is Twilight's Last Gleaming?▼
Twilight's Last Gleaming has a runtime of 2 hours and 26 minutes (146 minutes total).
Who stars in Twilight's Last Gleaming?▼
The cast of Twilight's Last Gleaming includes Burt Lancaster as Gen. Lawrence Dell, Roscoe Lee Browne as James Forrest, Charles Durning as President David T. Stevens, Joseph Cotten as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State, Melvyn Douglas as Zachariah Guthrie and more.
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