Twilight's Last Gleaming
An imprisoned rogue USAF general, with a secret personal agenda, escapes the brig and takes over an ICBM silo, threatening to start World War III.
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"A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster) and his band (Paul Winfield , Burt Young , William Smith) , escape from a military prison and take over an ICBM silo near Montana . They have invaded Silo 3 and are prepared to launch nine nuclear missiles . Head saboteur General Lawrence threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the government and President of the United States (Charles Durning , though Paul Newman was offered the role , but turned it down) carry out their conditions , as they demand the followings : ¨Ten million dollars , Air Force One (it was only painted on one side) an..."
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Richard Widmark's scenes were shot separately from everyone else's. He insisted on doing everything in his scenes himself (where a stand-in might otherwise be used) such as reverse/over-the-shoulder shots or just picking up a telephone. Melvyn Douglas was the same.
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An imprisoned rogue USAF general, with a secret personal agenda, escapes the brig and takes over an ICBM silo, threatening to start World War III.