Movie · 1949
Twelve O'Clock High
“A story of twelve men as their women never knew them...”
Released 21 December 1949 132 min War / Action / Drama More from 1949 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In 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.
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How old were they?
Barry Jones
as Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)
Millard Mitchell
as Major General Patrick Pritchard
Dean Jagger
as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Paul Stewart
as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)
Hugh Marlowe
as Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
Peter Ortiz
as Weather Observer
Harry Lauter
as Radio officer
Gary Merrill
as Colonel Keith Davenport
Sam Edwards
as Lieutenant Birdwell
Gregory Peck
as Brigadier General Frank Savage
John Kellogg
as Major Cobb
Lawrence Dobkin
as Captain Twombley, group chaplain
Paul Picerni
as Bombardier
Lee MacGregor
as Lieutenant Zimmerman
Robert Arthur
as Sergeant McIllhenny
Robert Patten
as Lieutenant Bishop
Don Gordon
as First patient in base hospital
Roger Anderson
as Interrogation Officer
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The numbers
$3mworldwide box office
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
56Barry Jones — oldest on the call sheet
23Don Gordon — youngest billed
34average age of the credited cast