The Last Castle

The Last Castle
The Last Castle
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rod Lurie
Screenplay by	David Scarpa; Graham Yost;
Story by	David Scarpa
Produced by	Robert Lawrence
Starring	Robert Redford; James Gandolfini; Mark Ruffalo; Clifton Collins Jr.; Delroy Lindo;
Cinematography	Shelly Johnson
Edited by	Michael Jablow; Kevin Stitt;
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith; Tom Waits;
Production; company	Robert Lawrence Productions
Distributed by	DreamWorks Pictures
Release date	October 19, 2001;
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$72 million
Box office	$27.6 million

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.^[2]

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 financial disappointment, grossing just $27 million against its $72 million budget.

^ ^a ^b "The Last Castle". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
^ Saga of Fort Leavenworth Castle Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[mojo-1] "The Last Castle". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-01-07.

[castle-2] Saga of Fort Leavenworth Castle Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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