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Twelve O'Clock High( 1949)

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A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...

Overview

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.

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      Gregory Peck

      Brigadier General Frank Savage

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      Hugh Marlowe

      Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately

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      Gary Merrill

      Colonel Keith Davenport

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      Millard Mitchell

      Major General Patrick Pritchard

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      Dean Jagger

      Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall

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      Robert Arthur

      Sergeant McIllhenny

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      Paul Stewart

      Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

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      John Kellogg

      Major Cobb

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      Robert Patten

      Lieutenant Bishop

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      Lee MacGregor

      Lieutenant Zimmerman

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      Sam Edwards

      Lieutenant Birdwell

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      Roger Anderson

      Interrogation Officer

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      Lawrence Dobkin

      Captain Twombley, group chaplain

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      Paul Picerni

      Bombardier

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      Harry Lauter

      Radio officer

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      Barry Jones

      Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)

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      Don Gordon

      First patient in base hospital

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      Kenneth Tobey

      Sgt. Keller

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      Patrick Whyte

      Clerk

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      Peter Ortiz

      Weather Observer

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon May 11 2015
    Under Pressure. Twelve O'Clock High features one of Gregory Peck's best performances as Brigadier General Frank Savage, a tough no nonsense martinet brought in to shake up a World War II Bomber Squadron. The men are shattered emotionally and after it's deemed that their previous commander (Gary Merrill) has been soft with them, there is no chance of that happening with Savage - but is he himself taking too much on? Split into two parts, the first half of pic deals with how a group of men in war time can reach their lowest ebb. Fear of the jinx, fear of cracking under the strain, these men...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    3225000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • nazi
    • world war ii
    • u.s. air force
    • military base
    • air raid
    • bomber pilot
    • 1940s