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.
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
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 146 min
Release Date: February 9, 1977
Cast
- Burt Lancaster - Gen. Lawrence Dell
- Roscoe Lee Browne - James Forrest
- Charles Durning - President David T. Stevens
- Joseph Cotten - Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
- Melvyn Douglas - Zachariah Guthrie
- Richard Jaeckel - Capt. Stanford Towne
- William Marshall - William Klinger - Attorney General
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin - Brig. Gen. O'Rourke
- Richard Widmark - Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
- Paul Winfield - Willis Powell
Screenplay
- Ronald M. Cohen (Screenplay)
- Edward Huebsch (Screenplay)
- Walter Wager (Novel)
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Robert B. Hauser
Editing: Michael Luciano, William Martin
Production: Bavaria Film, Geria Productions, Allied Artists Pictures, Lorimar Motion Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: Français, English
Original Language: en
Keywords
based on novel or book, general, montana, nuclear missile, nuclear threat, military, silo
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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.
- Who stars in Twilight's Last Gleaming?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming stars Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning, Joseph Cotten, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Jaeckel.
- How long is Twilight's Last Gleaming?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming has a runtime of 2h 26m (146 minutes).
- What genre is Twilight's Last Gleaming?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming is a Thriller film.
- Where was Twilight's Last Gleaming produced?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming was produced in United States of America.