He defied the army and navy . . . and they gave him a Court Martial!
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Gary CooperCol. Billy Mitchell
- Charles BickfordGen. Jimmy Guthrie
- Ralph BellamyCongressman Frank R. Reid
- Rod SteigerMaj. Allan Guillion
- Elizabeth MontgomeryMargaret Lansdowne
- Fred ClarkCol. Moreland
- James DalyLt. Col. Herbert White
- Jack LordLt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne
- Peter GravesCapt. Bob Elliott
- Darren McGavinCapt. Russ Peters
Crew
- Otto PremingerDirector
- Emmet LaveryScreenplay
- Milton SperlingScreenplay
- Sam LeavittDirector of Photography
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Folmar BlangstedEditor
- Milton SperlingProducer
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