Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

7.2/10 • 132 min • War Action Drama

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.

Cast

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

Robert Patten

Lieutenant Bishop

Lee MacGregor

Lieutenant Zimmerman

Sam Edwards

Lieutenant Birdwell

Lawrence Dobkin

Captain Twombley, group chaplain

Paul Picerni

Harry Lauter

Barry Jones

Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)

Don Gordon

First patient in base hospital

Kenneth Tobey

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