The Last Castle (2001)
Coming Out at 19 October 2001 in theaters.
Action, Drama, Thriller
The Last Castle is action drama film directed by Rod Lurie, 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 in the United States on October 19, 2001. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing just $27 million against its $72 million budget.
Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin (Robert Redford) is brought to a maximum security military prison to begin a ten-year sentence for his decision (in violation of a presidential order) to send U.S. troops on a mission in Burundi, resulting in the deaths of eight soldiers. Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini), the prison’s commandant, is a great admirer of the general, but is offended by a comment he overhears: Irwin criticizes Winter’s much-prized military artifacts collection, calling it something no actual battlefield veteran would ever have.
Winter, who has never seen combat, resents the remark. He then takes exception to what he perceives as Irwin’s attempt to change the attitudes of the prisoners, his admiration for Irwin fading fast. On one occasion, Irwin is punished harshly after stopping a guard from clubbing a prisoner, Corporal Ramon Aguilar (Clifton Collins, Jr.), who had made the mistake of saluting Irwin in the prison yard (a tenet of Winter’s methods for running the prison is that the prisoners are told “you are no longer soldiers” and prohibited from acting in any way like military servicemen).
Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: David Scarpa, Graham Yost
Stars: Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Burton, Delroy Lindo, Paul Calderon, Sam Ball
Cast:
| Robert Redford | … | General Irwin |
| James Gandolfini | … | Col. Winter |
| Mark Ruffalo | … | Yates |
| Steve Burton | … | Capt. Peretz |
| Delroy Lindo | … | Gen. Wheeler |
| Paul Calderon | … | Dellwo |
| Sam Ball | … | Duffy |
| Jeremy Childs | … | Cutbush |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | … | Aguilar |
| George W. Scott | … | Thumper |
| Brian Goodman | … | Beaupre |
| Michael Irby | … | Enriquez |
| Frank Military | … | Doc |
| Maurice Bullard | … | Sgt. McLaren |
| Nick Kokich | … | Pvt. Niebolt |
| David Alford | … | Corp. Zamorro |
| Dean Hall | … | Harris |
| Peg Allen | … | Secretay (Kelly) |
| Rick Vito | … | Red Team Leader |
| Forrest D. Bradford | … | Simmons |
| Scott Michael | … | Gunton |
| Dean Miller | … | Carvelli |
| Kristen Shaw | … | Clerk (Staff Sgt.) |
| Michael Q. Davis | … | Honor Guard |
| Joe Keenan | … | Trustee / Lester |
| David Chattam | … | Wheeler’s Aide |
| Dan Cole | … | Trustee #2 |
| Hans Mooy | … | Sgt. Moore |
| James-Justone-Thomas | … | Rapper |
| Steve Sandfort | … | Inmate |
| Jamie Roberto Mantecon | … | Inmate |
| Jeffery G. Fagan | … | Inmate |
| Lyon Fleming | … | Inmate |
| Darius Willis | … | Inmate |
| Rico Moody | … | Inmate |
| Rocky Abou-Sakher | … | Inmate |
| Sean Cameron | … | Guard |
| Mary Jean Bentley | … | Visitor |
| Kathryn Morris | … | DOD Investigator |
| Ray Beasley | … | Inmate |
| Heath Bertam | … | Prisoner |
| Matt Blake | … | Guard |
| Matthew Blake | … | Guard |
| Scott Brantley | … | Inmate |
| Josh Croft | … | Inmate |
| Michael Dinwiddie | … | Guard / Red Team / Color Guard |
| Johnny Dowers | … | Guard |
| Jason Drago | … | Prisoner |
| Jamie Dundee | … | Prisoner |
| Frank Fox | … | Auggie |
| John Hanlin | … | Roof Guard |
| Kevin Kinzer | … | Prisoner |
| Robert Malone | … | Sam |
| Matt Mangum | … | Pvt. Patton |
| Ron Pecorella | … | Inmate |
| David Powledge | … | Guard |
| Brett Quinn | … | Inmate |
| Claudio Marcio Rojas | … | Inmate |
| Austin Sanders | … | Inmate |
| Jill Senter | … | Girl in War Scene |
| Dusty Shaffer | … | Prisoner |
| Toni Tardino | … | Visitor #2 |
| Phillip Trammel | … | Neighboring Inmate |
| Michelle Way | … | Color Guard / Prison guard |
| Gary Willis | … | Prison Visitor |
| Steven Woodring | … | Inmate |
| Robin Wright | … | Rosalie Irwin |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia