Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...
Starring Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill
Directed by Henry King
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Runtime: 132 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Action,Drama,War
Keywords: based on novel or book,world war ii,u.s. air force,military base,nazi germany,air raid,bomber pilot,1940s
Cast
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
Colonel Keith Davenport
Major General Patrick Pritchard
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Sergeant McIllhenny
Major 'Doc' Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Major Cobb
Lieutenant Bishop
Lieutenant Zimmerman
Lieutenant Birdwell
Interrogation Officer
Captain Twombley, group chaplain (uncredited)
Bombardier (uncredited)
Radio officer (uncredited)
Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice) (uncredited)
First patient in base hospital (uncredited)
Sgt. Keller