Twilight's Last Gleaming (Original title)Das Ultimatum (Alternative title)Nuclear Countdown (Alternative title)
Date: 1977 (Release)Countries: USA, Federal Republic of GermanyDirector: Robert Aldrich
Synopsis: Vera Miles' appearance as the First Lady was cut from the release prints.Synopsis: 1981: A cashiered U.S. Air Force officer seizes a nuclear missile site to force public disclosure of secret Vietnam war policy goals.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Vietnam War (1954-1975), Politics
Releases
Date: 1977not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 146 mins
Date: October 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 146 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n35 24 Jun 1987: no known title]Language: German
In: The Listener v117 n3005 2 Apr 1987 Page: 28
Title: [The Listener - v117 n3005 2 Apr 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n561 October 1980 Page: 202
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n561 October 1980: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Correction- British distributor has reduced the film to 8303 ft/92 mins, and changed the title to NUCLEAR COUNTDOWN.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v44 n521 June 1977 Pages: 131-132, 136
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v44 n521 June 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: List of the scenes that have been cut from the film with notes on their significance.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v245 n4 28 Jan 1977 Page: 3,20
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v245 n4 28 Jan 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n90 4 Jun 1977 Page: 15
Title: [Screen International - n90 4 Jun 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v28 n4 April 1977 Pages: 52-53
Title: [Photoplay - v28 n4 April 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v46 n3 Summer 1977 Pages: Summer 186-187
Title: [Sight and Sound - v46 n3 Summer 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v23 n10 July 1977 Pages: 32-33
Title: [Films and Filming - v23 n10 July 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Feb 1977 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 2 Feb 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmfacts v20 n4 1977 Pages: 82-85
Title: [Filmfacts - v20 n4 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Bulletin v46 n7/8 Jul/Aug 1977
Title: [Film Bulletin - v46 n7/8 Jul/Aug 1977: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviews E.
In: Thousand Eyes Magazine v2 n7 March 1977 Page: 13
Title: [The Thousand Eyes Magazine - v2 n7 March 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n16 November 1977 Page: 6
Title: [Jump Cut - n16 November 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v240 n25 5 Mar 1976 Page: 18
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v240 n25 5 Mar 1976: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-1220038
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603068
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603072
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-1220038
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Date: 1977 (Release)Countries: USA, Federal Republic of GermanyDirector: Robert Aldrich
Synopsis: Vera Miles' appearance as the First Lady was cut from the release prints.Synopsis: 1981: A cashiered U.S. Air Force officer seizes a nuclear missile site to force public disclosure of secret Vietnam war policy goals.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Vietnam War (1954-1975), Politics
Releases
Date: 1977not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 146 mins
Date: October 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 146 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(36)
Production Company: Inc. Lorimar Productions, Production Company: Bavaria Atelier GmbH, Production Company: Geria Film, Executive Producer: Helmut Jedele, Producer: Merv Adelson, Production Executive (Geria): Lutz Hengst, Production Executive (Lorimar): Harry R. Sherman, Production Supervisor: Henri Sokal, Assistant Director: Wolfgang Glattes, Assistant Director: Peter Eitzert, Casting Director: Jack Baur, Written by: Ronald M. Cohen, Edward Huebsch, Based on the novel 'Viper Three' by: Walter Wager, Director of Photography: Robert B. Hauser, Special Effects: Henry Millar, Special Effects Assistant: Willy Neuner, Editor: Michael Luciano, Editor: Maury Winetrobe, Editor: William Martin, Editorial Liaison: Petra von Oelffen, Montages/Split Screens: Modern Film Effects, Production Designer: Rolf Zehetbauer, Art Director: Werner Achmann, Costume Designer: Tom Dawson, Title Design: Walter Blake, Titles: Howard A. Anderson Company, Music: Jerry Goldsmith, Orchestrations: Arthur Morton, Sound Recording: Jim Willis, Sound Re-recording: John 'Doc' Wilkinson, Sound Editor: Gilbert D. Marchant, Sound Editor: Gordon Davidson, Sound Editor: Gordon Daniel, Adviser: Andrew Erwin
Cast
(47)
Burt Lancaster (Lawrence Dell), Richard Widmark (Martin MacKenzie, Commanding General, SA), Charles Durning (David T. Stevens, US president), Melvyn Douglas (Zachariah Guthrie, Secretary of Defense), Paul Winfield (Willis Powell), Burt Young (Augie Garvas), Joseph Cotten (Arthur Renfrew, Secretary of State), Roscoe Lee Browne (James Forrest), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Brigadier General Michael O'Rourke), Richard Jaeckel (Captain Stanford Towne), William Marshall (William Klinger, Attorney General), Charles Aidman (Colonel Bernstein), Leif Erickson (Ralph Whittaker, CIA Director), Charles McGraw (Peter Crane, General of the Air Force), Morgan Paull (First Lieutenant Louis Cannellis), Simon Scott (Phil Spencer, C'man of the Joint Chiefs), William Smith (Hoxey), Bill Walker (Willard), David Baxt (Sergeant Willard), Glenn Beck (lieutenant), Ed Bishop (Major Fox), Phil Brown (Reverend Cartwright), Gary Cockrell (Captain Jackson), Don Fellows (General Stonesifer), Weston Gavin (Lieutenant Wilson), Garrick Hagon (driver Alfie), Elizabeth Halliday (Stonesifer's secretary), David Healy (Major Winters), Thomasine Heiner (Nurse Edith), William Hootkins (Sergeant Fitzpatrick), Ray Jewers (Sergeant Domino), Ron Lee (Sergeant Rappaport), Robert Sherman (Major Le Beau), John Ratzenberger (Sergeant Kopecki), Robert Macleod (State Trooper Chambers), Lionel Murton (Colonel Horne), Robert O'Neil (briefing officer), Shane Rimmer (Colonel Franklin), Pamela Roland (Sergeant Kelly), Mark Russel (Airman Mendez), Rich Steber (Captain Kincaid), Drew W. Wesche (Lieutenant Witkin), Kent O. Doering (Barker), Alan Moore, Phil Senini, Rich Demarest (sharpshooter), Vera Miles ([Victoria Stevens, First Lady - cut])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(15)
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n35 24 Jun 1987 Page: 24Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n35 24 Jun 1987: no known title]Language: German
In: The Listener v117 n3005 2 Apr 1987 Page: 28
Title: [The Listener - v117 n3005 2 Apr 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v47 n561 October 1980 Page: 202
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v47 n561 October 1980: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Correction- British distributor has reduced the film to 8303 ft/92 mins, and changed the title to NUCLEAR COUNTDOWN.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v44 n521 June 1977 Pages: 131-132, 136
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v44 n521 June 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: List of the scenes that have been cut from the film with notes on their significance.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v245 n4 28 Jan 1977 Page: 3,20
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v245 n4 28 Jan 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n90 4 Jun 1977 Page: 15
Title: [Screen International - n90 4 Jun 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v28 n4 April 1977 Pages: 52-53
Title: [Photoplay - v28 n4 April 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v46 n3 Summer 1977 Pages: Summer 186-187
Title: [Sight and Sound - v46 n3 Summer 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v23 n10 July 1977 Pages: 32-33
Title: [Films and Filming - v23 n10 July 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 2 Feb 1977 Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 2 Feb 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmfacts v20 n4 1977 Pages: 82-85
Title: [Filmfacts - v20 n4 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Bulletin v46 n7/8 Jul/Aug 1977
Title: [Film Bulletin - v46 n7/8 Jul/Aug 1977: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviews E.
In: Thousand Eyes Magazine v2 n7 March 1977 Page: 13
Title: [The Thousand Eyes Magazine - v2 n7 March 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n16 November 1977 Page: 6
Title: [Jump Cut - n16 November 1977: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v240 n25 5 Mar 1976 Page: 18
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v240 n25 5 Mar 1976: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-1220038
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603068
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603072
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-1220038
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)