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
Robert Redford a director and brought a young Brad Pitt to greater prominence. In 1993, Redford played what became one of his most popular and recognized roles, starring in "Indecent Proposal" as a millionaire businessman who tests a couple's morals; the film became one of the year's biggest hits. He co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in the newsroom romance "Up Close & Personal" (1996), and with Kristin Scott Thomas and a young Scarlett Johansson in "The Horse Whisperer" (1998), which he also directed. Redford also continued work in films with political context, such as "Havana" (1990), playing Jack Weil, a professional gambler in