Twelve O'Clock High

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Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

NR 21/12/1949 (US) War, Action, Drama 2h 12m

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A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...

Synopsis

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.

Beirne Lay Jr.

Novel, Screenplay
Sy Bartlett

Novel, Screenplay
Henry King

Director

Têtes d'affiche

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
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Une critique de John Chard

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Rédigée par John Chard le 11 mai 2015

Under Pressure.

Twelve O'Clock High features one of Gregory Peck's best performances as Brigadier General Frank Savage, a tough no nonsense martinet brought in to shake up a World War II Bomber Squadron. The men are shattered emotionally and after it's deemed that their previous commander (Gary Merrill) has been soft with them, there is no chance of that happening with Savage - but is he himself taking too much on?

Split into two parts, the first half of pic deals with how a group of men in war time can reach their lowest ebb. Fear of the jinx, fear of cracking under the strain, these men... lire la suite.

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