Twelve O'Clock High
A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$3225000
Runtime
132 min
Release Date
1949-12-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
152
Vote Average
7.076
Gregory Peck
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Hugh Marlowe
Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
Gary Merrill
Colonel Keith Davenport
Millard Mitchell
Major General Patrick Pritchard
Dean Jagger
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Robert Arthur
Sergeant McIllhenny
Paul Stewart
Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
John Kellogg
Major Cobb
Robert Patten
Lieutenant Bishop
Lee MacGregor
Lieutenant Zimmerman
Sam Edwards
Lieutenant Birdwell
Roger Anderson
Interrogation Officer
Lawrence Dobkin
Captain Twombley, group chaplain
Paul Picerni
Bombardier
Harry Lauter
Radio officer
Barry Jones
Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)
Don Gordon
First patient in base hospital
Kenneth Tobey
Sgt. Keller
Patrick Whyte
Clerk
Peter Ortiz
Weather Observer
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