Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 12min
- Drama, War
- 13 Feb 1950 (Brazil)
- Movie
A tough-as-nails general takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Gregory Peck | ... |
Gen. Savage
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| Hugh Marlowe | ... |
Lt. Col. Ben Gately
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| Gary Merrill | ... |
Col. Davenport
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| Millard Mitchell | ... |
Gen. Pritchard
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| Dean Jagger | ... |
Maj. Stovall
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| Robert Arthur | ... |
Sgt. McIllhenny
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| Paul Stewart | ... |
Capt. 'Doc' Kaiser
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| John Kellogg | ... |
Maj. Cobb
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| Robert Patten | ... |
Lt. Bishop
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Lee MacGregor | ... |
Lt. Zimmerman
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| Sam Edwards | ... |
Birdwell
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Roger Anderson | ... |
Interrogation Officer
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Robert Blunt | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| William Bryant | ... |
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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| Steve Clark | ... |
Clerk in Antique Shop (uncredited)
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| Russ Conway | ... |
Operations Officer (uncredited)
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Campbell Copelin | ... |
Mr. Britton (uncredited)
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| Leslie Denison | ... |
RAF Officer (uncredited)
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| Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Capt. Twombley (uncredited)
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George Edwards | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Robert Fisher | ... |
Savage's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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Stanley Fraser | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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| Bert Freed | ... |
Officer Standing at Bar (uncredited)
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Greg Gallagher | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Don Gaudagno | ... |
Dwight - Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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Don Giovanni | ... |
Cobb's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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| Don Gordon | ... |
First Patient in Base Hospital (uncredited)
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Don Hicks | ... |
Lt Wilson (uncredited)
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Ray Hyke | ... |
Corporal Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
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| Barry Jones | ... |
Lord Haw-Haw (uncredited) (voice)
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| Harry Lauter | ... |
Radio Officer (uncredited)
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| Joyce Mackenzie | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Mike Mahoney | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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John McKee | ... |
Operations Officer (uncredited)
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Peter Ortiz | ... |
Weather Observer (uncredited)
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| Paul Picerni | ... |
Bombardier (uncredited)
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Nelson Scott | ... |
Gately's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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William Short | ... |
Lt. Pettinghill (uncredited)
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John Shulick | ... |
Navigator (uncredited)
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Bob Tidwell | ... |
Bishop's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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| Kenneth Tobey | ... |
Sgt. Keller - MP Guard at Gate (uncredited)
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| Guy Way | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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| Patrick Whyte | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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John Zilly | ... |
Sgt. Ernie - Gen. Savage's Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry King | ||
Written by
| Sy Bartlett | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Beirne Lay Jr. | ... | (screenplay) |
| Beirne Lay Jr. | ... | (novel) and |
| Sy Bartlett | ... | (novel) |
| Henry King | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alfred Newman | ||
Cinematography by
| Leon Shamroy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Barbara McLean | ||
Editorial Department
| Lyman Hallowell | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Maurice Ransford | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ... | (set decorations) |
| Bruce MacDonald | ... | (set decorations) (as Bruce Macdonald) |
Makeup Department
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
| Roy Stork | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| William Eckhardt | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| R.L. Hough | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| W.D. Flick | ... | sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
| Thomas T. Moulton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Paul Mantz | ... | stunt pilot (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Red Crawford | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Charles Graham | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| F. Bud Mautino | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Leo McCreary | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) |
| Alfred Newman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Teresa Brachetto | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John H. deRussy | ... | technical adviser: Air Force (as John H. deRussy Colonel U.S.A.F. Group Operations Officer 305th Bomb Group Chelveston England 1942) |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | presenter |
| John W. Adams | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Paul Amiot | ... | french voice dubbing: Dean Jagger (uncredited) |
| Gianfranco Bellini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Robert Arthur (uncredited) |
| Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Gregory Peck (uncredited) |
| Jean Clarieux | ... | french voice dubbing: Robert Arthur (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Cramer | ... | italian voice dubbing: Barry Jones (uncredited) |
| Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: Gary Merrill (uncredited) |
| Maurice Dorléac | ... | french voice dubbing: Paul Stewart (uncredited) |
| Cesare Fantoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Campbell Copelin (uncredited) |
| Lauro Gazzolo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Millard Mitchell (uncredited) |
| Adolfo Geri | ... | italian voice dubbing: Don Hicks (uncredited) |
| Roberto Gicca | ... | italian voice dubbing: Don Gaudagno (uncredited) |
| Georges Hubert | ... | french voice dubbing: Millard Mitchell (uncredited) |
| Pino Locchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Lee MacGregor (uncredited) |
| Jean Martinelli | ... | french voice dubbing: Gary Merrill (uncredited) |
| Mario Pisu | ... | italian voice dubbing: Hugh Marlowe (uncredited) |
| Corrado Racca | ... | italian voice dubbing: Dean Jagger (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Rinaldi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Robert Patten (uncredited) |
| Carlo Romano | ... | italian voice dubbing: John Kellogg (uncredited) |
| Sandro Ruffini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Paul Stewart (uncredited) |
| Stefano Sibaldi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Sam Edwards (uncredited) |
| Roger Tréville | ... | french voice dubbing: Hugh Marlowe (uncredited) |
| Renato Turi | ... | italian voice dubbing: William Short (uncredited) |
| Marc Valbel | ... | french voice dubbing: Gregory Peck (uncredited) |
| Aleardo Ward | ... | italian voice dubbing: Robert Fisher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (produced by)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1950) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1950) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1950) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation)
- Centfox-Film (1958) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Magnetic Video (1979) (United States) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1982) (United States) (VHS) (reissue)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "4 War Film Favorites")
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- YouTube (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Deluxe Digital Studios (DVD transfer)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) 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 |
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| Taglines | A story of twelve men as their women never knew them... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is used by the US Navy as an example of leadership styles in its Leadership and Management Training School. The Air Force's College for Enlisted Professional Military Education also uses it as an education aid in its NCO academies and Officer Training School. It is also used as a teaching tool for leadership at the Army Command and General Staff College and for leadership training in civilian seminars. It is used at the Harvard Business School as a case study in how to effect change in organizations. See more » |
| Goofs | Savage is given command of the 918th and tells Pritchard that he'll get there "early" the next day. By the time he does arrive, Lt. Zimmerman has committed suicide, been given a funeral and Major Stovall has had time to get drunk afterwards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into All This and World War II (1976). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: LONDON 1949 See more » |
| Quotes |
General Savage:
I take it you don't really care about the part you had in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know. Add to it that as Air Exec you were automatically in command the moment Colonel Davenport left - and you met that responsibility exactly as you met his need: you ran out on it. You left the station to get drunk. Gately, as far as I'm concerned, you're yellow. A traitor to yourself, to this group, to the uniform you wear. It would be the easiest course for me to transfer you out, to saddle some unsuspecting guy with a deadbeat. Maybe you think that's what you're gonna get out of this, a free ride in some combat unit. But I'm not gonna pass the buck. I'm gonna keep you right here. I hate a man like you so much that I'm gonna get your head down in the mud and tramp on it. I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born. Lt. Col. Ben Gately: If that's all, sir... General Savage: I'm just getting started. You're gonna stay right here and get a bellyful of flying. You're gonna make every mission. You're not air exec anymore. You're just an airplane commander. And I want you to paint this name on the nose of your ship: Leper Colony. Because in it you're gonna get every deadbeat in the outfit. Every man with a penchant for head colds. If there's a bombardier who can't hit his plate with his fork, you get him. If there's a navigator who can't find the men's room, you get him. Because you rate him. See more » |