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.
Director
Henry King
Gregory Peck
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Hugh Marlowe
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
Gary Merrill
Colonel Keith Davenport
Millard Mitchell
Major General Patrick Pritchard
Dean Jagger
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Robert Arthur
Sergeant McIllhenny
Paul Stewart
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
John Kellogg
Major Cobb
Robert Patten
Lieutenant Bishop
Lee MacGregor
Lieutenant Zimmerman
Sam Edwards
Lieutenant Birdwell
Lawrence Dobkin
Captain Twombley, group chaplain
Paul Picerni
Bombardier
Harry Lauter
Radio officer
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After seeing the film for the first time, Peck recognized what a great film it is.
@romanclay1913 4
There's nothing typical or propagandistic about TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH. Made after WWII, it's one of the greatest war films ever made, dealing with the psychological effects of combat. The film is recognized by those who actually served our country as being one of the most authentic films about air warfare to come out of Hollywood.
@spysmasher1942 53
The Savage character was awesome. He broke Army regs violated direct orders, abused the men under his command, got his command shot to pieces and cracked up in the end when required to lead a routine mission. The mission was saved by the man who Savage thought to be a coward.
@456swagger 9
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