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Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 · 146 min

A slow-burn, talky thriller that tightens like a vise, mixing political cynicism with claustrophobic suspense and a grim sense of moral compromise.

Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning

Tagline: We have invaded Silo 3. We are prepared to launch nine nuclear missiles. We demand ten million dollars, Air Force One... and you, Mr President.
Overview: A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.

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Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
conspiracy
morality
betrayal
Places: military
single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Written by: Edward Huebsch, Ronald M. Cohen
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Roscoe Lee Browne, Charles Durning, Joseph Cotten, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Jaeckel, William Marshall, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Robert B. Hauser
Runtime: 146 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, English

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