Twilight's Last Gleaming
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “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.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Burt LancasterGen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee BrowneJames Forrest
Charles DurningPresident David T. Stevens
Joseph CottenArthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Melvyn DouglasZachariah Guthrie
Richard JaeckelCapt. Stanford Towne
William MarshallWilliam Klinger - Attorney General
Gerald S. O'LoughlinBrig. Gen. O'Rourke
Richard WidmarkGen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Twilight's Last Gleaming about?
- 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.
- Who directed Twilight's Last Gleaming?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming was directed by Robert Aldrich.
- When was Twilight's Last Gleaming released?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming was released on February 9, 1977.
- How long is Twilight's Last Gleaming?
- Twilight's Last Gleaming has a runtime of 2h 26m.
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