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Sales Rank: 330; Release Date: 21 May, 2002; Media: VHS Tape; Theatrical Date: 01 January, 1949; MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Rating:  - One of the best WWII movies ever...
Twelve O'Clock High proves that the best war movies are suspenseful and exciting without having to resort to shots of brutal fighting or the bloody aftermath. Although this movie makes the viewer keenly aware of the horrors of combat and its effect on people, it does not actually depict things the gory detail so common today. This is a great movie - perhaps the best war movie ever - and it is good mainly because of its fabulous cast and clever, insightful script. Twelve O'Clock High is about a struggling squadron of American precision air bombers in Europe. After their benevolent, compassionate commander (Gary Merrill) cracks under the stress of having to send young men up to die, the normally understanding and reasonable General Savage (Gregory Peck) is called in to take over. In order to restore the morale of the group and instill them with pride and honor, Savage becomes incredibly strict and works the group very hard - which leads to some astonishing successes. But before long, the stress of leadership begins to get to Savage as well... Anyhow, this is a very exciting movie! It even uses actual footage from WWII airplane battles. Furthermore, besides being entertaining, Twelve O'Clock High makes many interesting points about the responsibilities of leadership and the toll those responsibilities take on men. Unlike many similar dramas from the time, it has aged well and is just as relevant today as it was when it was first made. What is maximum effort, it also asks. To find out, watch this true classic - and enjoy!
Rating: - War film fan or not, don't miss it
The opening phase of America's daylight-bombing campaign in the European theater of WW2 was an almost unmitigated catastrophe. Without long-range fighter cover American bombers were knocked out of the skies by the dozens by experienced German pilots and anti-aircraft crews. Losses were so serious that operations were occasionally suspended outright, and desertion by planes to Sweden and Switzerland was a serious problem. It is against this troubling background that "Twelve O'clock High" is set and it's the best American film about the war. Gregory Peck has done some fine work in the movies but none of his performances comes close to this, and the same can be said about the entire supporting cast. Dean Jagger and Hugh Marlowe are especially moving. It's the best ensemble performace I've ever seen in an American movie about anything. Amazing and disappointing that this landmark film is not yet on DVD.
Rating:  - Almost Great
I am disappointed the Twelve O'Clock High DVD did not restore the original ending. Granted, you don't mess with an Academy Award winning film, but once you've seen the whole movie, anything less is unfulfilling. I viewed the complete version while at USAF Squadron Officer School in the 1980's. How the Air Force happened upon a "director's cut," I have no idea. The movie we are all familiar with ends with General Savage (Gregory Peck) coming out of his nervous breakdown when he hears the bombing group return. Although, a dramatic scene, it leaves you wondering what becomes of our hero, General Savage. In the version I first saw, the general returns to the air for a final bombing mission and is fatally wounded during the assault. Believe me, there was not a dry eye in the room as we watched the general die. I have a feeling this scene was deleted for being too powerful for a post-WWII audience. This is also why the movie ends with Major Stovall (Dean Jagger) reminiscing as he walks across an empty field - he's the only one alive who knows the whole story. Please FOX, give us a director's cut DVD and restore the original ending.
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