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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rock Hudson | ... | Col. Jim Caldwell | |
| Rod Taylor | ... | Col. Hollis Farr | |
| Mary Peach | ... | Victoria Caldwell | |
| Barry Sullivan | ... | Col. Bill Fowler | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Gen. 'Happy Jack' Kirby | |
| Henry Silva | ... | Col. Joe Garcia | |
| Leora Dana | ... | Mrs. Evelyn Fowler | |
| Robert Lansing | ... | Sgt. Banning | |
| Richard Anderson | ... | Col. Ralph Josten | |
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Richard LePore | ... | Sgt. Kemler |
| Robert Bray | ... | Lt. Col. Gales | |
| Jim Bannon | ... | Col. Morse | |
| Nelson Leigh | ... | Gen. Aymes | |
| Russ Bender | ... | Col. Torrance | |
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John McKee | ... | Maj. Travis |
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Rock Hudson plays an Air Force Colonel who has just been re-assigned as a cold war B-52 commander who must shape up his men to pass a grueling inspection that the previous commander had failed, and had been fired for. He is also recently married, and as a tough commanding officer doing whatever he has to do to shape his men up, his wife sees a side to him that she hadn't seen before. Written by Roger Dearnaley <roger@paperart.com>
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man wrapped in a towel | cold war | nuclear war | nuclear bomb | male female relationship |Taglines:
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Col. Jim Caldwell: Because of the ORI?
Gen. Aymes: No. Because it might look as if you have personal reasons. There's been talk, Jim. About Hollis and Victoria.
Col. Jim Caldwell: Even the grapevine around here is below par. I can't run a wing on what people think. I want him out of here.
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To familiarize himself with the B-52 and it's flying characteristics, Rock Hudson flew on a short mission out of Walker AFB, Roswell NM. See more »Goofs
Although there were no missiles at Hamilton AFB, where the movie takes place, there were NIKE missiles located at Fort Barry, 19 miles away, Fort Cronkite, 21 miles away and Angel Island, 22 miles away. During a SAC drill, these bases would also participate, so it is conceivable that these scenes shown in the movie would be happening. See more »Quotes
Gen. Aymes: I just wonder if your timing is good.Col. Jim Caldwell: Because of the ORI?
Gen. Aymes: No. Because it might look as if you have personal reasons. There's been talk, Jim. About Hollis and Victoria.
Col. Jim Caldwell: Even the grapevine around here is below par. I can't run a wing on what people think. I want him out of here.
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Many of the group scenes and all exterior shots of B52G aircraft were of our own people and aircraft. It seemed very authentic to us crew members at the time. It did not do well at the box office, and that was attributed to by many critics to the fact that the general public did not find the premise very credible. It now can be viewed as a quite realistic representation of nuclear bombers during the height of the cold war.