The last castle movie biography
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Thoughts From the Mountain Top
ByPatti Alivention
Written by David Scarpa and Graham Yost
Directed by Rod Lurie
Robert Redford has been an actor I&#;ve always liked quite a bit, and not just for his good looks and politics. There doesn&#;t seem to be a role he hasn&#;t done well in. The Last Castle might not have been the best choice he&#;s ever made as far as roles go, but I still can&#;t fault his performance.
Redford portrays General Irwin, a former POW in Vietnam who was a decorated veteran of the more recent actions in Bosnia and Kuwait. Irwin is court-martialed for disobeying orders and is sent to serve his time at a facility that&#;s become known as &#;The Castle&#;. It&#;s a maximum-security prison run by a tough warden, Colonel Winter (portrayed by James Gandolfini). Winter has never actually been in combat himself, but fancies himself a soldier and thinks what he&#;s doing at The Castle is the proper way to handle these men.
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The Last Castle
film directed bygd Rod Lurie
This article is about the film. For the Jack Vance novella, see The gods Castle (novella). For the Fables comics, see Fables (comics)#Story arcs.
The Last Castle is a American actiondrama 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.[2]
A highly decorated U.S. ArmyLieutenant 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, It received mixed reviews from critics and was a financial disappointment, grossing just $27 million against its $72 million budget.
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The Last Castle
Redford is Gen. Irwin, a legendary army officer sent to prison on a charge that isn't clear until well into the film. The warden of the prison, Col. Winter (Gandolfini), is a dictatorial collector of military memorabilia who clearly admires his new boende. After overhearing a remark bygd Irwin disparaging his collection, Winter begins to resent him. Irwin witnesses the cruelty administered bygd the warden and begins to win over his fellow inmates' loyalty by restoring their pride. As Winter notices control of the men slipping away, his punishments grow worse, until finally Irwin leads the inmates in an insurrection. Although driven bygd powerhouse performances by Redford and Gandolfini, the plot spends too much time on the battle of wills and not enough on the background of the other inmates, while a storyline about Irwin's daughter is dropped altogether. m/C VHS, DVD . USRobert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Delroy Lindo, Steve (Stephen) Burton, Paul Calde