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Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) 6.8
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 ... See full summary » Director:Robert Aldrich |
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Gen. Lawrence Dell
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| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... |
James Forrest
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| Joseph Cotten | ... |
Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
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| Melvyn Douglas | ... |
Zachariah Guthrie
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| Charles Durning | ... |
President David T. Stevens
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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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Augie Garvas
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Charles Aidman | ... |
Bernstein
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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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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. Written by Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>
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military prison | general | take over | african american | ransom demand |Taglines:
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. See more »Genres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 February 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Silo III See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Music by Lowell Mason (uncredited) based on the music by Henry Carey from "God Save the King" (1744)
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith (uncredited) (1832)
Sung by Billy Preston
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At about 30 minutes into the movie, the officer giving a SAC briefing begins with "Good morning, gentlemen. 16 November 1981. Julian date 81215". Those are not the same date, and in fact are over three months apart. See more »Connections
Referenced in Aldrich Over Munich: The Making of 'Twilight's Last Gleaming' (2012) See more »Soundtracks
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"Music by Lowell Mason (uncredited) based on the music by Henry Carey from "God Save the King" (1744)
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith (uncredited) (1832)
Sung by Billy Preston
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While this movie has been criticized as a product of Lancaster's political ideology, it is too entertaining to dismiss as a simple political polemic. Gen-Xers may not remember a time when we were always just a few minutes away from a nuclear launch. This film captures some of that tension (and explains why the Strategic Air Command insisted in psychatric screening of all personnel who had access to nuclear weapons!) A plot device about the secret origins of the Vietnam war has been roundly criticized by some. But anyone who has read the early works of Henry Kissinger or the Pentagon Papers will not find it far-fetched at all. Great end title score!