The Last Castle Poster

The Last Castle (2001)

R 10/19/2001 Action, Drama, Thriller 2h 11m
72%
User
Score
6.9/10
52%
43/100

A Castle Can Only Have One King

Overview

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

David Scarpa

Screenplay

Rod Lurie

Director

Graham Yost

Screenplay

Top Billed 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

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Rosalie Irwin (uncredited)

Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

Clerk (Staff Sgt.)

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Dellwo

Brian Goodman

Brian Goodman

Beaupre

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Media

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on July 10, 2022

Robert Redford is "Irwin", a disgraced general sent to a military prison after his court-martial for disobeying orders during an operation in Africa that led to the death of eight under his command. Almost immediately he and the commandant "Winter" (James Gandolfini) take against each other and what now ensues is a gradual positioning of both men for a contretemps. The former man, initially, just wants to do his time - but as he sees the arbitrary and sometimes lethal fashion in which the place is run, he is soon working with the 1200 other inmates to create an effective unit than can resist, perhaps even overthrow, the regime. The first half hour of this is quite well developed, battle lines are drawn as the two men play a game of intellectual chess. Sadly, though, that momentum descends ...

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