Twelve o'clock high [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screen play by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King.
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FilmPublisher number: 2244055 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Series: Cinema classics collectionPublication details: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]Description: 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - 12 o'clock high
- Twelve o'clock high (Motion picture).
- Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alfred Newman.
- Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Dean Jagger); Best Sound recording.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
Based on the book by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
Special features include: commentary with historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman ; featurettes: Memories of Twelve o'clock high (29 min.), WWII and the American home front (8 min.), Inspiring a character: General Frank A. Armstrong (7 min.), The pilots of the Eighth Air Force (12 min.) ; poster gallery ; pressbook.
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alfred Newman.
Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger, Robert Arthur, Paul Stewart, John Kellogg, Bob Patten, Lee MacGregor, Sam Edwards.
The commander of a U.S. bomber unit in Britain during World War II begins to crack under the strain.
DVD; Dolby digital mono., stereo. ; full frame 1.33:1, region 1, NTSC.
In English, French or Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Dean Jagger); Best Sound recording.