Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

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

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In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi 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. Actual combat footage is used in this tense war drama. Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>

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

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Almas en la hoguera  »

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William A. Wellman was attached to direct at one point. See more »

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During the Ball Bearing mission, the Picadilly Lilly is shown to have 6 bombs painted under the cockpit (indicating 6 missions). However, a much earlier mission also shows 6 bombs. There were obviously many missions between these 2 shots. See more »

Quotes

Brig. Gen. Frank Savage: I take it you don't really care about the part you had in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know. Add to it that as Air Exec you were automatically in command the moment Colonel Davenport left - and you met that responsibility exactly as you met his need: you ran out on it. You left the station to get drunk. Gately, as far as I'm concerned, you're yellow. A traitor to yourself, to this group, to the uniform you wear. It would be the easiest course for me to transfer you out, to saddle ...
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Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
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Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Charles Tobias and Lew Brown
Sung at the officers' club
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The finest world war II movie about the Air Force
15 February 2002 | by (Gulfport, MS) – See all my reviews

This movie is the only one I have seen that truly depicts how the air war was conducted in the 8th Air Force. It is patterned after the events which actually occurred at the 306th Bomb Group in England in 1943. In real life, General Savage (played by Gregory Peck) was General Frank Armstrong, former commander of the 306th Bomb Group; The first bomb group to fly over Germany.


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