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The Last Castle
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R,2hrs 11min
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October 19, 2001
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DreamWorks SKG
Synopsis: Robert Redford stars in this action drama as General Irwin, a respected three-star tactician whose career ends in disgrace when he's court-martialed and sent to The Castle, a maximum security military prison. Irwin quickly butts heads with the facility's autocratic warden, Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini), who runs his command with an iron fist, even killing prisoners when he deems it necessary. Irwin rallies his fellow convicts into a rag-tag army and leads them in a revolt against Winter, an action ... Full Synopsis
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The Last Castle tries to cram in several genres, most obviously the military movie and the prison drama. But in a sense, it's really like one of those old-fashioned kung fu movies -- if the villain dispatched his ninja henchmen all at once, instead of letting each politely take his turn in one-on-one combat, the hero would be a lot easier vanquished. Hence, The Last Castle is pretty incredible, as ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Gen. Eugene Irwin
Col. Winter
Gen. Jim Wheeler
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