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The Last Castle

The Last Castle

A Castle Can Only Have One King

20017.22h 11m

Overview

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

Directed by Rod Lurie
Written by David Scarpa, Graham Yost
Produced by Robert Lawrence
Box OfficeBudget: $72.0MRevenue: $27.6M

Top Cast

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Col. Winter

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Yates

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Gen. Wheeler

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Cp. Ramov Aguilar

Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

Clerk (Staff Sgt.)

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Dellwo

Brian Goodman

Brian Goodman

Beaupre

Steve Burton

Steve Burton

Cap. Peretz

Sam Ball

Sam Ball

Duffy

Themes & Keywords

prisongeneralmilitary officerinvestigationcoercionoppressionus military

About The Last Castle

The Last Castle is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2001 exploring themes of prison, general, military officer, investigation, coercion, oppression. Directed by Rod Lurie, it stars Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo. A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

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