Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Ronald M. Cohen (writer)
Edward Huebsch (writer)

Data di uscita:

9 febbraio 1977 (USA)

Genere:

Thriller

Slogan:

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.

Plot:

A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near...

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Tank | Kidnapping | Commando | Hostage

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Outstanding

Cast

Burt Lancaster	...	Gen. Lawrence Dell
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	James Forrest
Joseph Cotten	...	Arthur Renfrew
Melvyn Douglas	...	Zachariah Guthrie
Charles Durning	...	President David Stevens
Richard Jaeckel	...	Towne
William Marshall	...	William Klinger
Gerald S. O'Loughlin	...	O'Rourke
Richard Widmark	...	Gen. Martin MacKenzie
Paul Winfield	...	Willis Powell
Burt Young	...	Augie Garvas
Charles Aidman	...	Bernstein
Leif Erickson	...	Ralph Whittaker
Charles McGraw	...	Gen. Crane
Morgan Paull	...	Lt. Cannellis

Alias:

Nuclear Countdown
Silo III (USA) (working title)
Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
Ultimatum, Das (West Germany)
Viper Three (USA) (working title)
Ultimi bagliori di un crepuscolo (Italy) [it]

Durata:

146 min | Sweden:123 min

Nazionalità:

USA | West Germany

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Divieti:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rated) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Bavaria Atelier

Curiosità:

The last film role of Charles McGraw.

Citazioni:

Lawrence Dell: Gentlemen, we are now a superpower.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a I Was Monty's Double (1958)

Colonna sonora:

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Outstanding

In the 1960's three "nuclear" movies stand out: Dr. Strangelove, Fail Safe, and the much under rated Bedford Incident. All tried in their own ways to raise awareness of the implications of both the Cold War, the mind set of Nuclear Warriors and their political masters, and the dangers implicit in the possession of nuclear weapons. While Twilights Last Gleaming is not as good as these three, it is an excellent well crafted film that not only explores the mind set of the military and politicians, but also how a power structure will protect itself, particularly from that most dangerous of threats: the truth. Its also explores ONE of the reasons that once in Vietnam, the US found it so hard to get out. If you enjoy this one, check out another Burt Lancaster movie, CONTROL. Again, an excellent treatment of a nuclear subject.