Twilight's Last Gleaming
1981: A cashiered U.S. Air Force officer seizes a nuclear missile site to force public disclosure of secret Vietnam war policy goals.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Lawrence Dell Burt Lancaster
- Martin MacKenzie, Commanding General, SA Richard Widmark
- David T. Stevens, US president Charles Durning
- Zachariah Guthrie, Secretary of Defense Melvyn Douglas
- Willis Powell Paul Winfield
- Augie Garvas Burt Young
- Arthur Renfrew, Secretary of State Joseph Cotten
- James Forrest Roscoe Lee Browne
- Brigadier General Michael O'Rourke Gerald S. O'loughlin
- Captain Stanford Towne Richard Jaeckel
- William Klinger, Attorney General William Marshall
- Colonel Bernstein Charles Aidman
- Ralph Whittaker, CIA Director Leif Erickson
- Peter Crane, General of the Air Force Charles Mcgraw
- First Lieutenant Louis Cannellis Morgan Paull
- Phil Spencer, C'man of the Joint Chiefs Simon Scott
- Hoxey William Smith
- Willard Bill Walker
- Sergeant Willard David Baxt
- lieutenant Glenn Beck
- Major Fox Ed Bishop
- Reverend Cartwright Phil Brown
- Captain Jackson Gary Cockrell
- General Stonesifer Don Fellows
- Lieutenant Wilson Weston Gavin
- driver Alfie Garrick Hagon
- Stonesifer's secretary Elizabeth Halliday
- Major Winters David Healy
- Nurse Edith Thomasine Heiner
- Sergeant Fitzpatrick William Hootkins
- Sergeant Domino Ray Jewers
- Sergeant Rappaport Ron Lee
- Major Le Beau Robert Sherman
- Sergeant Kopecki John Ratzenberger
- State Trooper Chambers Robert Macleod
- Colonel Horne Lionel Murton
- briefing officer Robert O'neil
- Colonel Franklin Shane Rimmer
- Sergeant Kelly Pamela Roland
- Airman Mendez Mark Russel
- Captain Kincaid Rich Steber
- Lieutenant Witkin Drew W. Wesche
- Barker Kent O. Doering
- sharpshooter Alan Moore
- sharpshooter Phil Senini
- sharpshooter Rich Demarest
- [Victoria Stevens, First Lady - cut] Vera Miles
Credits
Direction
- Director Robert Aldrich
- Assistant Director Wolfgang Glattes
- Assistant Director Peter Eitzert
Production
- Production Company Inc. Lorimar Productions
- Production Company Bavaria Atelier GmbH
- Production Company Geria Film
- Executive Producer Helmut Jedele
- Producer Merv Adelson
- Production Executive (Geria) Lutz Hengst
- Production Executive (Lorimar) Harry R. Sherman
- Production Supervisor Henri Sokal
Casting
- Casting Director Jack Baur
Writing
- Written by Ronald M. Cohen
- Written by Edward Huebsch
- Based on the novel 'Viper Three' by Walter Wager
Photography
- Director of Photography Robert B. Hauser
Special Effects
- Special Effects Henry Millar
- Special Effects Assistant Willy Neuner
Editing
- Editor Michael Luciano
- Editor Maury Winetrobe
- Editor William Martin
- Editorial Liaison Petra von Oelffen
- Montages/Split Screens Modern Film Effects
Design
- Production Designer Rolf Zehetbauer
- Art Director Werner Achmann
Costumes
- Costume Designer Tom Dawson
Titles
- Title Design Walter Blake
- Titles Howard A. Anderson Company
Music
- Music Jerry Goldsmith
- Orchestrations Arthur Morton
Sound
- Sound Recording Jim Willis
- Sound Re-recording John 'Doc' Wilkinson
- Sound Editor Gilbert D. Marchant
- Sound Editor Gordon Davidson
- Sound Editor Gordon Daniel
Consultant
- Adviser Andrew Erwin