The Last Castle 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 in the United
Lieutenant general (France) Lieutenant general (France) In France, under the "ancien regime, "several officers bore the title of lieutenant-general. In general, this title refers to an alternate or delegate vested with all the powers of the person it is intended to replace. The contemporary French military rank equivalent to Lieutenant general (NATO code OF-8) in other armies is the "Général de corps d'armée". The Lieutenant General of a province was a person, often coming from the high aristocracy, who represented the king in the provinces of the kingdom. His role was theoretically ensure the replacement of the governor. In fact, the kings and