Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1949-12-21) |
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Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 3 nominations total |
Screen: | Sy Bartlett, Beirne Lay Jr., Henry King |
Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8487: Gregory Peck - Brigadier General Frank Savage
- 10609: Hugh Marlowe - Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
- 10608: Gary Merrill - Colonel Keith Davenport
- 13297: Millard Mitchell - Major General Patrick Pritchard
- 29313: Dean Jagger - Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
- 78304: Robert Arthur - Sergeant McIllhenny
- 11033: Paul Stewart - Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Crews
- 37362: Henry King - Director - Directing
- 69105: Sy Bartlett - Screenplay - Writing
- 223803: Beirne Lay Jr. - Screenplay - Writing
- 8502: Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 13270: Leon Shamroy - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10603: Barbara McLean - Editor - Editing
- 132251: Maurice Ransford - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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Under Pressure. Twelve O'Clock High features one of Gregory Peck's best performances as Brigadier General Frank Savage, a tough no nonsense martinet brought in to shake up a World War II Bomber Squadron. The men are shattered emotionally and after it's deemed that their previous c ....
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Gregory Peck is on top form in this gritty, authentic looking recounting of the actions of a battle-weary USAF squadron during WWII. Peck is "Gen. Savage" drafted into replace an extremely popular, but no longer effective squadron commander. Initially, his hard-nosed approach to them ....
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