Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

  • R
  • 02/09/1977 (US)
  • Thriller
  • 2h 26m

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.

Overview

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.

Robert Aldrich

Director

Ronald M. Cohen

Screenplay

Edward Huebsch

Screenplay

Walter Wager

Novel

Cast

Burt Lancaster's headshot

Burt Lancaster

Gen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee Browne's headshot

Roscoe Lee Browne

James Forrest
Charles Durning's headshot

Charles Durning

President David T. Stevens
Joseph Cotten's headshot

Joseph Cotten

Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State
Melvyn Douglas's headshot

Melvyn Douglas

Zachariah Guthrie
Richard Jaeckel's headshot

Richard Jaeckel

Capt. Stanford Towne
William Marshall's headshot

William Marshall

William Klinger - Attorney General
Gerald S. O'Loughlin's headshot

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Brig. Gen. O'Rourke

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