A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Director
John Frankenheimer
Screenplay
Rod Serling
Tagline
"The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Joel Productions, Seven Arts Productions, Cayuga Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital
CinemaSerf
December 2, 2024
This is an enthralling political drama that pitches Fredric March ("Pres. Lyman") against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Burt Lancaster ("Gen. Scott") in a battle for control of the United States. When an aide to the General - "Jiggs Casey" (Kirk Douglas) notices some odd goings on, he begins to suspect that his boss is plotting - and plotting on a treasonous scale. When he brings thi...
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