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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Gen. James Mattoon Scott | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey | |
| Fredric March | ... | President Jordan Lyman | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Eleanor Holbrook | |
| Edmond O'Brien | ... | Sen. Raymond Clark | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Paul Girard | |
| Andrew Duggan | ... | Col. William 'Mutt' Henderson | |
| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Harold McPherson | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Sen. Frederick Prentice | |
| Helen Kleeb | ... | Esther Townsend | |
| George Macready | ... | Christopher Todd | |
| Richard Anderson | ... | Col. Murdock | |
| Bart Burns | ... | Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin | |
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An unpopular U.S. President manages to get a nuclear disarmament treaty through the Senate, but finds that the nation is turning against him. Jiggs Casey, a Marine Colonel, finds evidence that General Scott, the wildly popular head of the Joint Chiefs and certain Presidential Candidate in 2 years is not planning to wait. Casey goes to the president with the information and a web of intrigue begins with each side unsure of who can be trusted. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
March 1964 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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The director, John Frankheimer, wanted a more futuristic rifle for use by the military, given the movies, occurring in the near future and chose the Colt M16 for this purpose. The M16 was subsequently chosen as the replacement for the aging and overly heavy M14, then in service. See more »Goofs
When Col. Casey is talking with Col. Henderson right after he first learns about ECOMCON. While he's fishing around for information about this unit he's never heard of. He asked Henderson if he's up to strength. Col. Henderson replies that he has a "full T.O." That's an incomplete acronym. It should be TO & E, a term common to the military in the time frame of the film. TO & E is used to refer the Table of Organization & Equipment. No one, right down to a private would leave the E off this acronym. See more »Quotes
General James Mattoon Scott: And if you want to talk about your oath of office, I'm here to tell you face to face, President Lyman, that you violated that oath when you stripped this country of its muscles - when you deliberately played upon the fear and fatigue of the people and told them they could remove that fear by the stroke of a pen. And then when this nation rejected you, lost faith in you, and began militantly to oppose you, you violated that oath by not resigning from office and turning the country over to ...[...]
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An excellent cast, a well-crafted script, and a talented director add up to one of the great films.
This movie captures the paranoia of the cold war and how that paranoia tested the strength and definition of a democracy. The importance of civilian control over the military is well illustrated in this chilling story of a plot by the Pentagon to overthrow the US President because the military disagrees with his disarmament policy.
Use of black & white gives the film the look of a documentary, emphasizing the sense of realism for the story. If you have the chance, see this movie.