Product Notes
Gregory Peck, Dean Jagger, Gary Merrill. A sympathetic Army colonel who fears for the lives of his pilots is replaced by General Frank Savage, a strict disciplinarian who gradually develops a bond with his young fliers. Inspired by a true story and featuring actual combat footage, this stirring war drama earned four Oscar nods. 1949/b&w/132 min/NR/fullscreen.
Product Reviews
How much can a man give? When the U.S. 8th Army Air Force 918th Bombardment group is ordered on their fourth harrowing mission in four hard days, Brigadier General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) demands "maximum effort." The bombers are forced to fly lower, to fly farther, and to test themselves -- overspent and fatigued -- right up until death's door. When their dedicated colonel speaks out in their defense, Savage mercilessly takes over command -- an officer should not sympathize with his men. The Brigadier General will compel the 918th to stop pitying itself and to hone its morale in the face of danger. Yet, as the men grow colder due to Savage's orders and the missions bring them closer to their crucial German targets, the officer learns the practical impossibility of raising the confidence of young men while also sending them to their deaths. He begins to understand that it is the burden of command that makes even the toughest leader sympathetic. Eventually caring for his men above all else, it is Savage who is forced to carry the hardships of "maximum effort" -- asking himself, how much can a man take? ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, Rovi
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12 May 2009 |
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05 Jun 2007 |
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TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX ( TFOX ) |
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132 |
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1: USA, Canada |
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1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard), Black and White, NTSC |
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Closed Caption, English, Spanish |
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Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo, English, French, Spanish |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:1 |
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Eng Spa Fre |
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Campbell Copelin(Mr. Britton), Dean Jagger(Major Harvey Stovall), Don Hicks(Lieutenant Wilson), Gary Merrill(Col. Keith Davenport), Gregory Peck(Gen. Frank Savage), Hugh Marlowe(Lt. Col. Ben Gately), John Kellogg(Major Cobb), John R. McKee(Operations Officer), John Zilly(Sergeant Ernie), Joyce MacKenzie(Nurse), Kenneth Tobey(Sentry), Lawrence Dobkin(Captain Twombley), Lee MacGregor(Lieutenant Zimmerman), Millard Mitchell(General Pritchard), Patrick Whyte(Clerk), Paul Stewart(Major "Doc" Kaiser), Peter Ortiz(Weather Observer), Richard Anderson(Lieutenant McKessen), Robert Arthur(Sergeant McIllhenny), Robert Patten(Lieutenant Bishop), Roger Anderson(Interrogation Officer), Russ Conway(Operations Officer), Sam Edwards(Birdwell), Steve Clark(Clerk in Antique Shop), William Short(Lieutenant Pettinghill) |
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Art Director:Lyle Wheeler, Art Director:Maurice Ransford, Cinematographer:Leon Shamroy, Composer (Music Score):Alfred Newman, Director:Henry King, Producer:Darryl F. Zanuck, Screenwriter:Lt. Beirne Lay, Jr., Screenwriter:Sy Bartlett |
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