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Overview

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6.8/10   724 votes
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Director:
Robert Aldrich
Writers:
Ronald M. Cohen (screenplay) and
Edward Huebsch (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 February 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
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:
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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
Country:
USA | West Germany
Language:
English
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

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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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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
I enjoyed Twilight's Last Gleaming, 3 June 2005
8/10
Author: jasonhaworth from United States

I disagree that the political statement in the movie is misplaced. It was one of the first movies from the Hollywood mainstream to address the atrocities in Vietnam (such as the Mai Lai massacre for those who are not familiar with history). I think the film showed the pain and anger many vets felt when they returned. Beyond the social statement, I think the film is good thriller that stands the test of time. There are some minor problems with the plot such as the security at the silo, but those come up when one tries to analyze the film instead of enjoying the ride. Lancaster and Widmark are, as usual, very good in the picture which alone makes the picture worth seeing.

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