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Twelve O'Clock High Director: Henry King Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/21/2002
  • Original Release: 1949
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 13,059

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Full-frame format [aspect ratio 1.33:1]; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Audio: English stereo, English mono, French mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Return to Archbury [:13]
2. A Tragic Run [1:31]
3. What is Maximum Effort? [5:16]
4. General Savage [1:51]
5. Hard Luck [5:16]
6. The New Commander [1:47]
7. Morale Problem [4:33]
8. Loyalty [2:59]
9. The Gamble [4:25]
10. Germany! [3:17]
11. Casualties [3:55]
12. Critical Mission [4:16]
13. Twelve O'Clock High [8:23]
14. Maximum Effort [2:37]
15. The Final Battle [5:08]
16. End Credits [4:36]

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Twelve O'Clock High asks how much can a soldier 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 pilots and crews are forced to fly lower, to fly farther, and to test themselves -- overstressed 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 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 general 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, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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A Historical Thrill Rideby MJT

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March 16, 2009: I found this movie to be very stirring as a history buff. As a retired military member I enjoyed very much the presentation of what life must have been like bombing targets over Europe, without knowing if the mission you were on, would be your last. I especially enjoyed the discussions between the Commander and his staff in determining courses of action as this portrayed a good leadership example. Overall, if your looking for a true-to-life perspective of what the aircrew and the ground crew went through during World War II, this is the movie to watch.

I Also Recommend: Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress.

Brilliant discussion of the military leadership experienceby Anonymous

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October 18, 2005: One of my all-time favorite war movies. One especially remarkable feature of it is that it contains so little "action" in the usual sense. In the last twenty minutes or so the viewer "goes along" on a bombing mission over Germany, most of it put together with great skill from actual combat footage. The rest of the drama is played out on the ground, in offices and living quarters. Younger viewers may find the film dated and a little sanitized (it's in black-and-white, and the language is devoid of profanity), but it demonstrates how good acting, writing, and direction could transcend the limitation of the medium. The first scene, in which a B-17 makes an emergency landing with wounded crew members on board, is a classic. No blood or gore whatever is visible, but the viewer can't miss the message about what those young men went through. To my notion this is the best study of the military command experience on film. A good counterbalance, examining the military experience from the standpoint of the enlisted man, is "The Sand Pebbles," with Steve McQueen.

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