

Drama · Thriller
Overview
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Top Cast


Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott


Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey


Fredric March
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman


Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook


Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark


Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard


Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson


Hugh Marlowe
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson


Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice


Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
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