Recommended from age 12. Military conspiracy to stage a coup.
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- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
- Hard to follow
- Time jumps, double meanings or context that goes over their heads at this age.
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Availability as of 18 October 2026. Data from JustWatch. Streaming data and logos: JustWatch.
Top cast
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Burt Lancaster (opens in a new tab) Gen. James Mattoon Scott -
Kirk Douglas (opens in a new tab) Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey -
Fredric March (opens in a new tab) President Jordan Lyman -
Ava Gardner (opens in a new tab) Eleanor Holbrook -
Edmond O'Brien (opens in a new tab) Sen. Raymond Clark -
Martin Balsam (opens in a new tab) Paul Girard
Directed by: John Frankenheimer (opens in a new tab)
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TMDb user score
7.4238 votes · TMDb (opens in a new tab)
What it’s about
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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