A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
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| Gregory Peck | ... | Gen. Frank Savage | |
| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Lt. Col. Ben Gately | |
| Gary Merrill | ... | Col. Davenport | |
| Millard Mitchell | ... | General Pritchard | |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Major Stovall | |
| Robert Arthur | ... | Sgt. McIllhenny | |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Maj. 'Doc' Kaiser | |
| John Kellogg | ... | Major Cobb | |
| Robert Patten | ... | Lt. Bishop (as Bob Patten) | |
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Lee MacGregor | ... | Lt. Zimmerman (as Lee Mac Gregor) |
| Sam Edwards | ... | Birdwell | |
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Roger Anderson | ... | Interrogation Officer |
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In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi 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. Actual combat footage is used in this tense war drama. Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
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american abroad | b 17 bomber | reminiscence | military leadership | world war two |Taglines:
A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 February 1950 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Twelve O'Clock High See more »Company Credits
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[sighs]
General Pritchard: I don't even know if any man can do it. That's what cracked Keith.
[pause]
General Pritchard: What time do you ...
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(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Lew Brown
Sung at the officers' club
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After reading the completed script, officers at the Pentagon were uncomfortable about Savage's breakdown under excessive strain, saying they would "prefer not to indicate to the public that a commanding general...became as irrational as indicated." Such a high-ranking officer might suffer from "physical ailments, nervousness, short temper or just plain fatigue, but he would never "burst out hysterically or have a complete mental collapse." The screenplay was modified to give Savage a quieter, more subtle breakdown. Other revisions made at the Air Force's request included toning down the heavy drinking and having the chaplain watch other men playing poker, not joining in the game himself. See more »Goofs
In the wonderful opening shot, LONDON 1949 is framed by a glass door of the Hat shop. As it opens and Dean Jagger exits, a camera and technician are absolutely clearly reflected in the glass swinging away to one side. See more »Quotes
General Pritchard: I guess I don't have to tell you what's coming, Frank. I'm promising you nothing except a job no man should have to do who's already had more than his share of combat. I've gotta ask you to take nice kids and fly them until they can't take any more, and then put 'em back in and fly 'em some more. We've got to try to find out just what a maximum effort is. How much a man can take and get it all.[sighs]
General Pritchard: I don't even know if any man can do it. That's what cracked Keith.
[pause]
General Pritchard: What time do you ...
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Opening credits prologue: LONDON 1949 See more »Soundtracks
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Lew Brown
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This movie is the only one I have seen that truly depicts how the air war was conducted in the 8th Air Force. It is patterned after the events which actually occurred at the 306th Bomb Group in England in 1943. In real life, General Savage (played by Gregory Peck) was General Frank Armstrong, former commander of the 306th Bomb Group; The first bomb group to fly over Germany.