Das Ultimatum (1977)
Montana, USA, 1981: Der aus dem Gefängnis ausgebrochene Ex-General Dell dringt mit drei Begleitern in einen unterirdischen Raketensilo ein. Er kennt sich hier bestens aus, denn die Pläne der Station stammen von ihm selbst. Dell war aus dem Verkehr gezogen worden, weil er die wahren Hintergründe des Vietnam-Kriegs kennt und darauf gedrängt hatte, die Öffentlichkeit nicht länger zu täuschen. Vom neugewählten Präsidenten Stevens, einem Mann des Volkes, erhofft der Ex-General, er werde die ganze schmutzige Affäre offenlegen und so zu seiner, Dells, persönlichen Rehabilitierung beitragen. Dell stellt dem Präsidenten ein Ultimatum und droht mit dem Abschuss der Atomraketen, die er jetzt kontrolliert.
Der Regisseur:
Robert Aldrich
Die Autor:
Ronald M. Cohen, Edward Huebsch.
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Burt Lancaster as Gen. Lawrence Dell |
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Roscoe Lee Browne as James Forrest |
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Charles Durning as President David T. Stevens |
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Joseph Cotten as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State |
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Melvyn Douglas as Zachariah Guthrie |
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Richard Jaeckel as Capt. Stanford Towne |
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William Marshall as William Klinger - Attorney General |
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Brig. Gen. O'Rourke |
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Richard Widmark as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA |
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Paul Winfield as Willis Powell |
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Burt Young as Augie Garvas |
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Charles Aidman as Bernstein |
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Leif Erickson as Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director |
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Charles McGraw as Air Force Gen. Peter Crane |
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Morgan Paull as First Lt. Louis Cannellis |
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Simon Scott as Gen. Phil Spencer - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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William Smith as Hoxey |
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William Hootkins as Sgt. Fitzpatrick |
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Bill Walker as Willard |
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David Baxt as Sgt. Willard |
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Glenn Beck as Lieutenant |
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Bob Sherman as Maj. LeBeau |
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John Ratzenberger as Sgt. Kopecki |
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Shane Rimmer as Col. Franklin |
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Don Fellows as Gen. Stonesifer |
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Phil Brown as Rev. Cartwright |
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Ed Bishop as Maj. Fox |
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Gary Cockrell as Capt. Jackson |
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David Healy as Maj. Winters |
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Robert O'Neil as Briefing Officer |
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Robert MacLeod as State Trooper Chambers |
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Lionel Murton as Col. Horn |
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Garrick Hagon as Alfie/Driver |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Director |
| Writing | Ronald M. Cohen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edward Huebsch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter Wager | Novel |
| Production | Merv Adelson | Producer |
| Camera | Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Luciano | Editor |
| Editing | William Martin | Editor |
| Editing | Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Production | Jack Baur | Casting |
| Art | Werner Achmann | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas S. Dawson | Costume Design |
| Directing | Alvin Greenman | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Joan Biel | Music Editor |
| Sound | John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Camera | Gerhard Fromm | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dieter Matzka | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Georg Eck | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Jack Wilson | Gaffer |
| Crew | Henry Millar | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georg Jauss | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Knöpfle | Hairstylist |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Design |
| Production | Helmut Jedele | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lutz Hengst | Production Executive |
| Production | Harry R. Sherman | Production Executive |
| Production | Harry R. Sokal | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Irmi von Rüxleben | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas S. Dawson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Wolfgang Glattes | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herbert Lindenberg | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siegi Haubold | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Jim Willis | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gordon Daniel | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Dave Davies | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Fred Leitensdorfer | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gernot Köhler | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Franz Knoll | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
