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Twelve O'Clock High

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
16K
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Gregory Peck in Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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Psychological DramaDramaWar

A tough-as-nails general takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.A tough-as-nails general takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.A tough-as-nails general takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.

  • Director
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Sy Bartlett
    • Beirne Lay Jr.
    • Henry King
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Hugh Marlowe
    • Gary Merrill
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Beirne Lay Jr.
      • Henry King
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Hugh Marlowe
      • Gary Merrill
    • 175User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 9 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast44

    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Gen. Savage
    Hugh Marlowe
    Hugh Marlowe
    • Lt. Col. Ben Gately
    Gary Merrill
    Gary Merrill
    • Col. Davenport
    Millard Mitchell
    Millard Mitchell
    • Gen. Pritchard
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Maj. Stovall
    Robert Arthur
    Robert Arthur
    • Sgt. McIllhenny
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Capt. 'Doc' Kaiser
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Maj. Cobb
    Robert Patten
    Robert Patten
    • Lt. Bishop
    • (as Bob Patten)
    Lee MacGregor
    • Lt. Zimmerman
    • (as Lee Mac Gregor)
    Sam Edwards
    Sam Edwards
    • Birdwell
    Roger Anderson
    • Interrogation Officer
    Robert Blunt
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Clark
    Steve Clark
    • Clerk in Antique Shop
    • (uncredited)
    Russ Conway
    Russ Conway
    • Operations Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Campbell Copelin
    • Mr. Britton
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Denison
    Leslie Denison
    • RAF Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Sy Bartlett
      • Beirne Lay Jr.
      • Henry King
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews175

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This film is used by the US Navy as an example of leadership styles in its Leadership and Management Training School. The Air Force's College for Enlisted Professional Military Education also uses it as an education aid in its NCO academies and Officer Training School. It is also used as a teaching tool for leadership at the Army Command and General Staff College and for leadership training in civilian seminars. It is used at the Harvard Business School as a case study in how to effect change in organizations.
    • Goofs
      Savage is given command of the 918th and tells Pritchard that he'll get there "early" the next day. By the time he does arrive, Lt. Zimmerman has committed suicide, been given a funeral and Major Stovall has had time to get drunk afterwards.
    • Quotes
      • Major Stovall: That is not why I am drunk tonight. I got drunk because I am confused. I was thinking, which is a thing a man should not do, and all at once I couldn't remember what any of them looked like. I, I couldn't see their faces, Bishop, Cobb, Wilson, Zimmy, all of them. All of you. They all looked alike, just one face. And it was very young. It confused me. I think I shall stay drunk until I'm not confused anymore.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: LONDON 1949
    • Connections
      Edited into All This and World War II (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
      (uncredited)
      Music by Sam H. Stept
      Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Lew Brown
      Sung at the officers' club

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 13, 1950 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Almas en la hoguera
    • Filming locations
      • Ozark Army Airfield, Ozark, Alabama, USA
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,945
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 12m(132 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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