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

Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman

Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook

Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark

Martin Balsam
Paul Girard

Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend

George Macready
Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)

Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Berle
Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

William Challee
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Waiter (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Reporter (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

John Houseman
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator (uncredited)

Colette Jackson
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Party Guest (uncredited)

John Larkin
Col. Broderick (uncredited)

Kent McCord
Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Mullaney
Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Reporter (uncredited)
José Portugal
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Rich
Reporter (uncredited)
Owen Song
Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Ferris Webster
Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)
Thom Conroy
Minor Role (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan
Bit Part (uncredited)

Sydney Guilaroff
Party Guest (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
Guest (uncredited)
Michael Masters
Minor Role (uncredited)

Joyce Nizzari
Minor Role (uncredited)

Bill Raisch
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Walls
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew

John Frankenheimer
Director
Hal W. Polaire
Assistant Director
John Franco
Script Supervisor

Robert J. Anderson
Assistant Director
Dale Hutchinson
Assistant Director
Charles W. Bailey II
Novel

Rod Serling
Screenplay

Fletcher Knebel
Novel
Edward Lewis
Producer

Kirk Douglas
Co-Executive Producer

John Frankenheimer
Co-Executive Producer
Hal W. Polaire
Production Manager
Details
- Release date
- February 1, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
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