Command Decision

1948

1h 52m

6.4

6.4/10

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War Drama

"Heroes, cowards, fighters, braggarts, liars... and what goes on in their hearts!"

Overview

High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

world war ii fighter pilot air force

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 23, 1948
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0040242

Cast

Clark Gable

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

Walter Pidgeon

Major General Roland Goodlow Kane

Van Johnson

Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

Brian Donlevy

Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

Charles Bickford

Elmer Brockhurst

John Hodiak

Col. Edward Rayton Martin

Edward Arnold

Congressman Arthur Malcolm

Marshall Thompson

Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee

Richard Quine

Maj. George Rockton

Cameron Mitchell

Lt. Ansel Goldberg

Clinton Sundberg

Maj. Homer V. Prescott

Ray Collins

Maj. Desmond Lansing

Key Crew

Sam Wood

Director

William R. Laidlaw

Screenplay

George Froeschel