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Twelve o'clock high [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King.

Darryl F. Zanuck presents (other title)
12 o'clock high (other title)
12:00 high (other title)
King, Henry, 1886-1982 (film director.). Bartlett, Sy, 1900-1978 (screenwriter.). Lay, Beirne, Jr., 1909-1982 (screenwriter.). Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (film producer.). Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970 (composer.). Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 (actor.). Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982 (actor.). Mitchell, Millard, 1900-1953 (actor.). Merrill, Gary, (actor.). Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991 (actor.). Arthur, Robert, 1925-2008 (actor.). Stewart, Paul, 1908-1986 (actor.). Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974 (cinematographer.). Lay, Beirne, Jr., 1909-1982 12 o'clock high. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author).

Summary:

The commander of a U.S. bomber unit in Britain during World War II begins to crack under the strain.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (132 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett.
Originally released as a motion pictures in 1949.
Special features include: commentary with historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman; featurettes: Memories of Twelve o'clock high (29 minutes), WWII and the American home front (8 minutes), Inspiring a character: General Frank A. Armstrong (7 minutes), The pilots of the Eight Air Force (12 minutes); poster gallery; pressbook.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alfred Newman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger, Robert Arthur, Paul Stewart.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital mono., stereo. ; full frame 1.33:1, region 1, NTSC.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English, French or Spanish, with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Dean Jagger); Best Sound recording.

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Subject:
Bomber pilots > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Genre:
War films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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