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Twelve O'Clock High 1949 Directed by Henry King

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Drama , War
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Revenue $3,225,000
Release Date 21 December 1949
132 mins
Cast
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
Roger Anderson Interrogation Officer
Lawrence Dobkin Captain Twombley, group chaplain
Paul Picerni Bombardier
Harry Lauter Radio officer
Barry Jones Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)
Don Gordon First patient in base hospital
Kenneth Tobey Sgt. Keller
Peter Ortiz Weather Observer