Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

132 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 21, 1949

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.

Twelve O'Clock High

132 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 21, 1949

Twelve O'Clock High
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Twelve O'Clock High
Directors Henry King
Writers Beirne Lay Jr., Sy Bartlett

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Brigadier General Frank Savage

Hugh Marlowe

as Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately

Gary Merrill

as Colonel Keith Davenport

Millard Mitchell

as Major General Patrick Pritchard

Dean Jagger

as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall

Robert Arthur

as Sergeant McIllhenny

Paul Stewart

as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

John Kellogg

as Major Cobb

Robert Patten

as Lieutenant Bishop

Lee MacGregor

as Lieutenant Zimmerman

Sam Edwards

as Lieutenant Birdwell

Roger Anderson

as Interrogation Officer

Lawrence Dobkin

as Captain Twombley, group chaplain (uncredited)

Paul Picerni

as Bombardier (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

as Radio officer (uncredited)

Barry Jones

as Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Don Gordon

as First patient in base hospital (uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

as Sgt. Keller