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Twelve O'Clock High
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Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay was written by Sy Bartlett and Henry King, with Alfred Newman composing the score and Leon Shamroy serving as director of photography. The film stars Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, and Millard Mitchell. It was produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by the same studio and Netflix.
The narrative is set in London and focuses on World War II aviation. The film has a runtime of 127 minutes according to some sources, while others list 132 minutes. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound, and was recognized in the National Board of Review Top Ten Films. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Sound. The film holds a rating of 7.7 on IMDb and 7.142 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
7.1In 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.
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- world war ii
- u.s. air force
- military base
- air raid
- bomber pilot
- 1940s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Henry King
- Cast member
- John Kellogg
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Leon Shamroy
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 239713
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gregory Peck in 'Twelve O'Clock High', 1949.jpg
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- publication date
- 1949-12-21
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- title
- Twelve O'Clock High
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- production designer
- Lyle R. Wheeler
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 96%
- Commons category
- Twelve O'Clock High
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