Gregory Peck
Gen. Frank Savage
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Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, and Dean Jagger also appear in supporting roles.
TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH.... 1949 Starring Gregory Peck and Dean Jagger. Jimmy Joseph. 4.07K subscribers. 326. 43K views 2 years ago. ...more. One of the Greatest WWII Movie Classics Ever Made...
- 132 min
- 44.1K
- Jimmy Joseph
Gregory Peck stars as a tough general who takes over a B-17 bomber unit in Nazi Germany. The film features actual combat footage, a powerful cast, and a realistic portrayal of the air war.
- (16K)
- Drama, War
- Henry King
- 1950-02-13
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic war film Twelve O'Clock High, directed by Henry King and based on a novel by Beirne Lay Jr. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A war drama about a tough general (Gregory Peck) who takes over a B-17 bomber group with low morale and leads them on dangerous missions over Nazi Germany. The plot follows his struggle to discipline, inspire and motivate his men, and his own personal crisis as the war intensifies.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) steps into the cockpit of the traditional World War II movie and flies it in unexpected directions. It's traditional because it has many of the usual ingredients for a story about American soldiers in the European theater - a bomber unit, tension between superior officers and subordinates, tense missions to distant ...
Gregory Peck received a Best Actor OSCAR® nomination for his powerful performance in this thrilling war drama. After the 918 Bomb Group suffers devastating losses during World War II, Brigadier General Frank Savage (Peck) is sent to take command of the unit.
