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Twelve O'Clock High (1949) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: May 21, 2002
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
2 hours, 12 minutes
Country USA
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Other Titles
• Twelve O'Clock High
• Der Kommandeur (1958)
• Cielo di fuoco (1949)
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Genre: War, Drama, World War II
Tagline: A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...
Plot: Dashing Gregory Peck stars as General Frank Savage, commander of the 8th Air Force during World War II. Loosely based on the true story of Major General Frank A. Armstrong, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH begins with Savage appearing to be a fearless fighter with almost no compassion for his men. Told in flashback from the perspective of Major Harvey Stovall (Dean Jagger), the story unfolds as Savage takes over Stovall’s Bomb Group in 1942. The company has suffered numerous losses, morale is at an all-time low, and the tired pilots and their crews are immediately antagonized by Savage’s obsession with discipline, leaving Savage and Stovall with the onerous task of rebuilding the pride of a fighting force that despises its leader. Jagger received an Oscar for his efforts, but the real star is Peck, exhibiting a vast repertoire to portray a complicated character. Using actual combat footage from both American and German cameras, director Henry King creates an environment in which bravery and heroism count but war itself is anything but romantic.
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| Directed by |
Henry King
The Gunfighter, Carousel, The Song of Bernadette |
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| Written by |
Sy Bartlett
Road to Zanzibar, 13 Rue Madeleine, The Princess and the Pirate | Beirne Lay Jr.
Strategic Air Command, The Gallant Hours, Above and Beyond |
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| Cast |
Gregory Peck
To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Roman Holiday |
 | Hugh Marlowe
All About Eve, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Meet Me in St. Louis | | | Dean Jagger
White Christmas, Bad Day at Black Rock, Elmer Gantry | | Paul Stewart
Citizen Kane, Revenge of the Pink Panther, In Cold Blood | |
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| Music By |
Alfred Newman
All About Eve, The Seven Year Itch, Foreign Correspondent |
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