Top billed cast

1. 

   Burt Lancaster

   Gen. James Mattoon Scott

2. 

   Kirk Douglas

   Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

3. 

   Fredric March

   President Jordan Lyman

4. 

   Ava Gardner

   Eleanor Holbrook

5. 

   Edmond O'Brien

   Sen. Raymond Clark

6. 

   Martin Balsam

   Paul Girard

7. 

   Andrew Duggan

   Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

8. 

   Hugh Marlowe

   Harold McPherson

9. 

   Whit Bissell

   Sen. Frederick Prentice

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-02

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 this to the attention of the President, a race is on between the elected authorities and their military commanders to stop the scheming general from achieving his goal. Lancaster is superb as the imperio...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• the white house
• based on novel or book
• general
• kidnapping
• cold war
• pentagon
• coup d'etat
• u.s. air force
• conspiracy
• black and white
• desert
• secret service
• u.s. marine
• nuclear weapons
• joint chiefs of staff
• political thriller