"The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!"

1964

1h 58m

7.3(215 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

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Cast & Crew

59 members

Acting

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

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Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

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Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman

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Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook

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Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark

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Martin Balsam

Paul Girard

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Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mud" Henderson

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Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

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Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

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Helen Kleeb

Esther Townsend

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George Macready

Christopher Todd

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Richard Anderson

Col. Murdock

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Bart Burns

Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

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John Alban

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Monya Andre

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Malcolm Atterbury

Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Reporter (uncredited)

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Sam Bagley

Reporter (uncredited)

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Al Bain

Reporter (uncredited)

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Bill Baldwin

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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John Barton

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jack Berle

Reporter (uncredited)

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Robert Brubaker

Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

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William Challee

Gen. Riley (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Reporter (uncredited)

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Charles Cirillo

Reporter (uncredited)

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Harry Denny

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Mimi Dillard

Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Reporter (uncredited)

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Fred Fisher

Waiter (uncredited)

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Wesley Gale

Reporter (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Reporter (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

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John Houseman

Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

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Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

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Clegg Hoyt

Diner Operator (uncredited)

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Colette Jackson

Bar Girl (uncredited)

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Jim Jacobs

Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

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Paul King

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

Party Guest (uncredited)

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John Larkin

Col. Broderick (uncredited)

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Kent McCord

Presidential Aide (uncredited)

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Tyler McVey

Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

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William Meader

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tina Menard

Reporter (uncredited)

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Charles Meredith

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jack Mullaney

Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

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Joe Ploski

Reporter (uncredited)

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José Portugal

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Ravel

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ron Rich

Reporter (uncredited)

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Owen Song

Reporter (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

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Charles Watts

Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

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Fredd Wayne

Henry Whitney (uncredited)

Editing

Ferris Webster

Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)

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