Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A strikingly dramatic, realistic and provocatively topical film.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
John Frankenheimer directed, too much in love with technique, though he ably taps the neuroticism of Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Fredric March.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
As dismal as is the complication that they and this picture present, the acknowledgment of its possibility and the discovery of how it might be resolved, with wisdom and fundamental courage, make this a brave and forceful film.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Frankenheimer's gripping political tale of conspiracy benefits from taut direction, good acting by an all-star cast, and excellent technical values, especially cinematography.
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Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
It's a good, engaging movie - great-looking, too, with top-notch photography and production design - but it tends to fall apart when you start kicking the tires and peek under the hood.
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Cast
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Burt Lancasteras Gen. James M. Scott -
Kirk Douglasas Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey -
Fredric Marchas President Jordan Lyman
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Ava Gardneras Eleanor Holbrook -
Edmond O'Brienas Sen. Raymond Clark -
Martin Balsamas Paul Girard
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