Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

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. 1977-02-09 United States of America 146 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster is Gen. Lawrence Dell
Gen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee Browne is James Forrest
James Forrest
Charles Durning is President David T. Stevens
President David T. Stevens
Joseph Cotten is Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Melvyn Douglas is Zachariah Guthrie
Zachariah Guthrie
Richard Jaeckel is Capt. Stanford Towne
Capt. Stanford Towne
William Marshall is William Klinger - Attorney General
William Klinger - Attorney General
Gerald S. O'Loughlin is Brig. Gen. O'Rourke
Brig. Gen. O'Rourke
Richard Widmark is Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
Paul Winfield is Willis Powell
Willis Powell
Burt Young is Augie Garvas
Augie Garvas
Charles Aidman is Bernstein