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The Last Castle
The Last Castle is a 2001 American 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 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.
Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin is sentenced to 10 years in a maximum security military prison for sending his troops on a rescue mission in Burundi, which violated a presidential order and resulted in eight soldiers' deaths. Prison commandant Colonel Winter admires Irwin, until Irwin calls Winter's prized military artifacts collection something no true battlefield veteran would possess. An offended Winter, who has never seen combat, opposes Irwin's attempt to change the attitudes of the prisoners.
A tenet of Winter's command is that prisoners are no longer soldiers and therefore should not follow military customs and courtesies. On one occasion, Irwin is reprimanded for stopping a guard from clubbing a prisoner, Corporal Ramon Aguilar, who had saluted Irwin in the prison yard.
Irwin attempts to unify the prisoners by building a wall of stone and mortar resembling a medieval castle. Envying the respect Irwin earns, Winter orders his guards to destroy the wall. When Aguilar blocks a bulldozer, Winter orders Corporal Zamorro to fire a rubber bullet directly at Aguilar’s head, killing him.
After the wall is destroyed, Irwin and the inmates pay final respects to Aguilar. Winter offers some small concessions which Irwin rejects as insufficient. Irwin calls Winter a disgrace to the uniform and demands his resignation.
The prisoners begin to behave like soldiers around Irwin, who organizes a plot to have Winter removed by showing his friend Brigadier General Wheeler, who is also Winter's superior, that Winter is unfit. During a visit from Wheeler, Winter receives a letter demanding that he resign, otherwise the prisoners will kidnap Wheeler.
The Last Castle
The Last Castle is a 2001 American 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 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.
Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin is sentenced to 10 years in a maximum security military prison for sending his troops on a rescue mission in Burundi, which violated a presidential order and resulted in eight soldiers' deaths. Prison commandant Colonel Winter admires Irwin, until Irwin calls Winter's prized military artifacts collection something no true battlefield veteran would possess. An offended Winter, who has never seen combat, opposes Irwin's attempt to change the attitudes of the prisoners.
A tenet of Winter's command is that prisoners are no longer soldiers and therefore should not follow military customs and courtesies. On one occasion, Irwin is reprimanded for stopping a guard from clubbing a prisoner, Corporal Ramon Aguilar, who had saluted Irwin in the prison yard.
Irwin attempts to unify the prisoners by building a wall of stone and mortar resembling a medieval castle. Envying the respect Irwin earns, Winter orders his guards to destroy the wall. When Aguilar blocks a bulldozer, Winter orders Corporal Zamorro to fire a rubber bullet directly at Aguilar’s head, killing him.
After the wall is destroyed, Irwin and the inmates pay final respects to Aguilar. Winter offers some small concessions which Irwin rejects as insufficient. Irwin calls Winter a disgrace to the uniform and demands his resignation.
The prisoners begin to behave like soldiers around Irwin, who organizes a plot to have Winter removed by showing his friend Brigadier General Wheeler, who is also Winter's superior, that Winter is unfit. During a visit from Wheeler, Winter receives a letter demanding that he resign, otherwise the prisoners will kidnap Wheeler.