Gregory Peck
Gen. Frank Savage
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1 Video. 99+ Photos. Drama War. A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him. Stars. Frank Overton. Paul Burke. Chris Robinson. See production info at IMDbPro.
Summaries. A tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape. In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group.
Twelve O'Clock High is a high-stakes, high-tension war drama powered by great, well-written characters. In 1942, an American Air Force unit stationed in England is plagued with morale...
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Twelve O’Clock High, American war film, released in 1949, that was noted for its groundbreaking depiction of the psychological effects of war on soldiers. American attorney Harvey Stovall (played by Dean Jagger) is a tourist in London in 1949 when he happens upon an old Toby jug (a beer jug in the.
Twelve O'Clock High was one of the first and arguably the greatest of the Hollywood films to examine the pressures of command and psychological toll of making life and death decisions for men they come know and care for. It was based on a novel by veteran screenwriter Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr., who served in World War II under Air Force ...
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. Sy Bartlett. Novel, Screenplay.
