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The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

You never know who your enemies really are...

19945.71h 26m

Overview

A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.

Directed by Jonathan Darby
Written by Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II, Rod Serling
Produced by Robert Papazian
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Top Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Col. MacKenzie Casey

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

President William Foster

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Betsy Corcoran

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

General R. Pendleton Lloyd

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Defence Secretary Charles Potter

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

Jake

Isabel Glasser

Isabel Glasser

Sarah McCann

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Vice President Walter Kelly

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

Lt. William Dorsett

Lisa Summerour

Lisa Summerour

Jean Casey

Themes & Keywords

conspiracy

About The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within is a thriller, drama, tv movie film released in 1994 exploring themes of conspiracy. Directed by Jonathan Darby, it stars Forest Whitaker, Sam Waterston, Dana Delany. A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.

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