Military prison directed and starred in the latter, along with William Shatner; the movie was based on an earlier play by Saul Levitt, who worked on "The Untouchables" TV series. "The Last Castle" (2001) shows Robert Redford as an important US Army General who is sent to a military prison after contradicting a direct order given by the Commander-in-Chief. Once in prison, he begins to gather the support of inmates, much to the despair of the director of the facility, a Colonel played by James Gandolfini who dislikes losing his authority to a convicted felon. Some of the late-20th-century military novels of
Lieutenant general (France) their influences hoped they would neutralize each other, preventing any attempt at revolt. The office of Lieutenant-General became the 17th century and especially in 18th century purely honorary: the holder resided at the court and was content to receive income without performing actual work. Moreover, the kings tended to appoint successors son of their father, which made the lieutenant general offices almost became part of the heritage of the aristocratic families. We must not confuse the office of lieutenant general with that of "Lieutenant of the King." The Lieutenant of the King was subordinated to lieutenant general and his role