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Cast
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Burt Lancaster | As: Gen. James Mattoon Scott |
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Kirk Douglas | As: Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey |
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Fredric March | As: President Jordan Lyman |
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Ava Gardner | As: Eleanor Holbrook |
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Edmond O'Brien | As: Sen. Raymond Clark |
Storyline
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
| Tagline: | The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow! |
| Certification: | U |
Cast
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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 "Mutt" 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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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) |
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Ferris Webster |
Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited) |
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Thom Conroy |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Joseph Crehan |
Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Sydney Guilaroff |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Douglas Henderson |
Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Leota Lorraine |
Guest (uncredited) |
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Michael Masters |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Joyce Nizzari |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Bill Raisch |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Joe Walls |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
Directed By
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John Frankenheimer |
Director |
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Hal W. Polaire |
Assistant Director |
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John Franco |
Script Supervisor |
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Robert J. Anderson |
Assistant Director |
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Dale Hutchinson |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Charles W. Bailey II |
Novel |
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Rod Serling |
Screenplay |
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Fletcher Knebel |
Novel |
Production Crew
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Edward Lewis |
Producer |
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Kirk Douglas |
Co-Executive Producer |
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John Frankenheimer |
Co-Executive Producer |
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Hal W. Polaire |
Production Manager |
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Patrick J. Palmer |
Location Manager |
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Maggie Smith |
Production Secretary |
Edited By
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Ferris Webster |
Editor |
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Bill Brame |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Sydney Guilaroff |
Hairstylist |
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Dave Grayson |
Makeup Artist |
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Wesley Jeffries |
Costumer |
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Sid Mintz |
Wardrobe Designer |
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Angela Alexander |
Wardrobe Designer |
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Joan Joseff |
Other |
Sound
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Jerry Goldsmith |
Original Music Composer |
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Jerry Goldsmith |
Conductor |
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Joe Edmondson |
Sound Mixer |
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W.C. Smith |
Boom Operator |
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R.D. Cook |
Sound Recordist |
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David Amram |
Musician |
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Dale Anderson |
Musician |
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Israel Baker |
Musician |
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Arnold Belnick |
Musician |
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Larry Bunker |
Musician |
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Manuel Compinsky |
Musician |
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Vince De Rosa |
Musician |
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Alan Harshman |
Musician |
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Paul Horn |
Musician |
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Maxine Johnson |
Musician |
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Tommy Johnson |
Musician |
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Myra Kestenbaum |
Musician |
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Manny Klein |
Musician |
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Edgar Lustgarten |
Musician |
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Shelly Manne |
Musician |
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Emil Richards |
Musician |
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Eleanor Slatkin |
Musician |
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Milton Thomas |
Musician |
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Gerald Vinci |
Musician |
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Abraham Weiss |
Musician |
Visual Effects
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Darrell A. Anderson |
Visual Effects |
Camera
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Ellsworth Fredericks |
Director of Photography |
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Richard Borland |
Key Grip |
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John Mehl |
Camera Operator |
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Sterling Smith |
Still Photographer |
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Kyme Meade |
Assistant Camera |
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Paul Weddell |
Assistant Camera |
Lighting
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Vaughn Ashen |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Cary Odell |
Production Design |
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Edward G. Boyle |
Set Decoration |
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Frank Agnone |
Property Master |
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Ross C. Burke |
Props |
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Charles Gay |
Props |
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Philip M. Jefferies |
Assistant Art Director |
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Gene Lauritzen |
Construction Coordinator |
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William Maldonado |
Construction Coordinator |
Other Crew
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Bill Catching |
Stunts |
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Robert "Buzz" Henry |
Stunts |
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Thom Conroy |
Dialogue Coach |
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