Twilight's Last Gleaming

Name: Twilight's Last Gleaming
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1977-02-09
Duration: 2 h 26 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning, Joseph Cotten, Melvyn Douglas

1977·Movie·R·146 min·★ 6.4(78)

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“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.”

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.

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About Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming is a 1977 English-language thriller film directed by Robert Aldrich. The cast is led by Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning. It has a runtime of 2h 26m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Twilight's Last Gleaming was produced by Bavaria Film, Geria Productions, and Allied Artists Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on February 9, 1977, and carries a R certification.

Director: Robert Aldrich
Writers: Ronald M. Cohen, Edward Huebsch
Release date: February 9, 1977
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Bavaria Film, Geria Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

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Twilight's Last Gleaming cast & crew

Twilight's Last Gleaming was directed by Robert Aldrich and written by Ronald M. Cohen and Edward Huebsch.

The cast features Burt Lancaster as Gen. Lawrence Dell, Roscoe Lee Browne as James Forrest, Charles Durning as President David T. Stevens, Joseph Cotten as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State, Melvyn Douglas as Zachariah Guthrie, and Richard Jaeckel as Capt. Stanford Towne.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, cinematography is by Robert B. Hauser, and it was produced by Merv Adelson and Helmut Jedele.

Is Twilight's Last Gleaming worth watching?

Twilight's Last Gleaming holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 78 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 2h 26m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, Twilight's Last Gleaming is worth a place on your watchlist.

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