The Last Castle (2001)

Directed by

Rod Lurie

Genre

drama film, action film, prison film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,450 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A highly decorated general is sent to a military prison after disobeying orders. He leads the inmates in a rebellion against the cruel warden.

tensegrittydefiantsomberdeliberateconfrontationalcaptivating

What happens

The Last Castle is a 2001 American action drama film directed by Rod Lurie, and starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, and Delroy Lindo. The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the warden of a military prison, based on the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. A highly decorated U.S. Army Lieutenant General, court martialed and sentenced for insubordination, challenges the prison commandant, a colonel, over his treatment of the prisoners. After mobilizing the inmates, the former general leads an uprising aiming to seize control of the prison. The film was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on October 19, 2001. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial disappointment, grossing just $27.6 million against its $72 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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