Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...
132 min
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.
- Release date
- December 21, 1949
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $3,225,000
Trailer
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Gen. Savage
- Hugh Marlowe as Lt. Col. Ben Gately
- Gary Merrill as Col. Davenport
- Millard Mitchell as Gen. Pritchard
- Dean Jagger as Maj. Stovall
- Robert Arthur as Sgt. McIllhenny
- Paul Stewart as Capt. 'Doc' Kaiser
- John Kellogg as Maj. Cobb
- Robert Patten as Lt. Bishop
- Lee MacGregor as Lt. Zimmerman
Crew
- Henry King · Director
- Sy Bartlett · Writer
- Beirne Lay Jr. · Writer
- Darryl F. Zanuck · Producer
- Alfred Newman · Composer
- Leon Shamroy · Cinematographer
- Barbara McLean · Editor