Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
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88% of critics liked it
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67% of users liked it
(637 ratings)
Soured on America by his experiences as a POW in Vietnam, General Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) hopes that his government will someday tell the truth about the Southeast Asian debacle, thereby allowing his country to embark upon a healing process. Regarded as a dangerous embarrassment by the… More Soured on America by his experiences as a POW in Vietnam, General Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) hopes that his government will someday tell the truth about the Southeast Asian debacle, thereby allowing his country to embark upon a healing process. Regarded as a dangerous embarrassment by the higher-ups, Dell is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison. Escaping with three hardened convicts (Paul Winfield, Burt Young, and William Smith), Dell takes over an SAC base, threatening to launch nine Titan missiles if his demands that top-secret Vietnam files be made public are not met. Thus, the fate of the world rests in the hands of the mentally unbalanced Dell, his former superior General MacKenzie (Richard Widmark), and U.S. president David Stevens (Charles Durning). For this picture, Edward Huebach and Ronald M. Cohen adapted Walter Wager's novel Viper Three. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Aldrich
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 9, 1977 Wide
- Studio
- Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Intelligent sociopolitical thriller that is effective despite being overlong, stiffly acted and executing a rather nutty plot.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
It's easier to admire Twilight for its intent and its astonishing cast than for what it actually achieves.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A far-fetched but exciting political thriller
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
This film isn't very high on realism, but it's exciting.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Lawrence Dell
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Richard Widmark
as Gen. Martin MacKenzie
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Charles Durning
as President David Stevens
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Melvyn Douglas
as Guthrie
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Paul Winfield
as Powell
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Burt Young
as Garvas
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Joseph Cotten
as Renfrew
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Roscoe Lee Browne
as Forrest
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Charles Aidman
as Col. Bernstein
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Leif Erickson
as CIA Director
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William Smith
as Hoxey
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Bill Walker
as Willard
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David Baxt
as Sgt. Willard
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Glenn Beck
as Lieutenant
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Ed Bishop
as Maj. Fox
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Phil Brown
as Rev. Cartwright
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Gary Cockrell
as Capt. Jackson
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Don Fellows
as Gen. Stonesifer
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Garick Hagon
as Driver Alfie
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David Healy
as Maj. Winters
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William Hootkins
as Sgt. Fitzpatrick
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Richard Jaeckel
as Capt. Stanford Towne
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Ray Jewers
as Sgt. Domino
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Charles McGraw
as Gen. Peter Crane
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Vera Miles
as Victoria Stevens
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Lionel Murton
as Col. Horne
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Brig. Gen. Michael O'Rourke
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Morgan Paull
as 1st Lt. Louis Cannellis
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John Ratzenberger
as Sgt. Kopecki
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Shane Rimmer
as Col. Franklin
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Simon Scott
as Phil Spencer
- Alan Moore
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Thomasine Heiner
as Nurse Edith
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Bill Marshall
as Attorney Gen. William Klinger
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Robert Vincent O'Neil
as Briefing Officer
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Roy E. Glenn Jr.
as White House Servant
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Weston Gavin
as Lt. Wilson
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Ronald Lee
as Sgt. Rappaport
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Robert MacLeod
as State Trooper Chambers
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Robert Sherman
as Maj. Le Beau
- Richard Ridmark
