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The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

1994TV Movie⏱️ 1h 26mNot Rated
DramaThriller
5.7
IMDB Rating
1,950 votes

A Colonel working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to use military force to remove the elected President, who always opposed Pentagon budget increases, and to replace him with a much tamer Vice-President.

Director
Jonathan Darby
Writers
Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II, Rod Serling
Stars
Forest Whitaker, Sam Waterston, Dana Delany
Release Date
August 20, 1994
Language
English
Country
United States
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Nominations
💬 26
Reviews
📋 1.4K
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🎭 Top Cast

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
as Col. MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
as President William Foster
Dana Delany
Dana Delany
as Betsy Corcoran
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
as General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer
as Defence Secretary Charles Potter
George Dzundza
George Dzundza
as Jake
Isabel Glasser
Isabel Glasser
as Sarah McCann
Dakin Matthews
Dakin Matthews
as Vice President Walter Kelly
William O'Leary
William O'Leary
as Lt. William Dorsett
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Lisa Summerour
as Jean Casey

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Hollywood, California, USA
Production
HBO Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO), Vincent Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

three word titlegeneralpolitical thrillercoup d'etatpresident of the united states

🎯 Categories

Political ThrillerDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

heavens to murgatroyd... a remake? why?
by A_Different_Drummer2014-07-03
7/10

"If humankind ever evolved to the point where godlike feats were remotely possible, we'd be in big trouble, but the first order of business would no doubt be to go back to the garden of Eden and remake everything. Not that it needed remaking. Just for the challenge. And the paycheck. I am not usually so sassy about remakes -- actors have got to eat, agents have to make deals, the maw that is cable TV needs to be fed -- but this one gets under my craw. The original wasn't merely good, it wasn't merely great, it was perfect, it was so good that the original A-B rolls should have ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Jason Robards plays United States Marine Corps General R. Pendleton Lloyd who was the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff. At the time the movie was released in 1994, no United States Marine Corps General had served as Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff. The first United States Marine Corps General who become Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff was General Peter Pace in 2005.

📖 Synopsis

A Colonel working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a plot by his superior to use military force to remove the elected President, who always opposed Pentagon budget increases, and to replace him with a much tamer Vice-President.