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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   753 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ronald M. Cohen (screenplay) and
Edward Huebsch (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 February 1977 (USA) more
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Tagline:
the day they took on The Real Power! more
Plot:
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of the best conspiracy films since THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. more (25 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Burt Lancaster ... Gen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee Browne ... James Forrest
Joseph Cotten ... Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

Melvyn Douglas ... Zachariah Guthrie
Charles Durning ... President David T. Stevens
Richard Jaeckel ... Captain Stanford Towne
William Marshall ... William Klinger - Attorney General
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Brigadier General O'Rourke

Richard Widmark ... Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
Paul Winfield ... Willis Powell

Burt Young ... Augie Garvas
Charles Aidman ... Bernstein
Leif Erickson ... Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director
Charles McGraw ... Peter Crane - General of the Air Force

Morgan Paull ... First Lieutenant Louis Cannellis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
Nuclear Countdown
Silo III (USA) (working title)
Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
Viper Three (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
146 min | Sweden:123 min | France:91 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rated) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last film role of Charles McGraw. more
Quotes:
Willis Powell: Grow up General. Nobody honors nothin', but that's no reason to blow up the whole world. more
Movie Connections:
References I Was Monty's Double (1958) more
Soundtrack:
My Country, 'Tis of Thee more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best conspiracy films since THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE., 5 July 2000
9/10
Author: Mephisto-24 from Perth, Australia

An intriguing, tightly-paced political conspiracy thriller, with excellent performances by Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning, Paul Winfield, Burt Young, Joseph Cotten and others. Based very loosely on a forgettable action novel by Walter Wager, it flips the politics 180 degrees to comment on the senselessness of the Vietnam War. As well as a powerful message, it has a strong plot and sharp dialogue; excellent editing and good use of split-screen add to the excitement.

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