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Twilight's Last Gleaming( 1977)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Gen. Lawrence Dell

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      Roscoe Lee Browne

      James Forrest

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      Charles Durning

      President David T. Stevens

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      Joseph Cotten

      Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

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      Melvyn Douglas

      Zachariah Guthrie

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      Richard Jaeckel

      Capt. Stanford Towne

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      William Marshall

      William Klinger - Attorney General

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      Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Brig. Gen. O'Rourke

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      Richard Widmark

      Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA

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      Paul Winfield

      Willis Powell

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      Burt Young

      Augie Garvas

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      Charles Aidman

      Bernstein

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      Leif Erickson

      Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director

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      Charles McGraw

      Air Force Gen. Peter Crane

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      Morgan Paull

      First Lt. Louis Cannellis

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      Simon Scott

      Gen. Phil Spencer - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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      William Smith

      Hoxey

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      William Hootkins

      Sgt. Fitzpatrick

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      Bill Walker

      Willard

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      David Baxt

      Sgt. Willard

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      Glenn Beck

      Lieutenant

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      John Ratzenberger

      Sgt. Kopecki

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      Shane Rimmer

      Col. Franklin

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      Don Fellows

      Gen. Stonesifer

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      Phil Brown

      Rev. Cartwright

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      Ed Bishop

      Maj. Fox

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      Gary Cockrell

      Capt. Jackson

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      David Healy

      Maj. Winters

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      Robert O'Neil

      Briefing Officer

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      Robert MacLeod

      State Trooper Chambers

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      Lionel Murton

      Col. Horn

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      Garrick Hagon

      Alfie/Driver

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Mar 22 2020
    Gentlemen, we are now a superpower. Twilight's Last Gleaming is directed by Robert Aldrich and collectively written by Ronald M. Cohen, Edward Huebsch and Walter Wager (novel "Viper Three"). It stars Burt Lancaster, Burt Young, Richard Widmark, Roscoe Lee Browne, Joseph Cotten, Charles Durning, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Jaeckel and William Marshall. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Robert B. Hauser. A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell (Lancaster), escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the Pre...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • general
    • montana
    • nuclear missile
    • nuclear threat
    • military
    • silo