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Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr. It stars Gregory Peck as Brig. General Frank Savage. Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, and Dean Jagger also appear in supporting roles.

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Based on
Twelve O'Clock High by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr.
Box office
$3.2 million (U.S. rentals)
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Country
United States
Directed by
Henry King
Distributed by
20th Century-Fox

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Twelve O'Clock High

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Twelve O'Clock High

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related to Filming · 27
Twelve O'Clock High → Air Force, Allied, Along, As, B-17, B-17s, Bartlett, Both, Cold War-era, Command Decision, Eagles, Frank Tallman, Gathering, Hollywood, Hollywood's, Lay, Mantz, P-51 Mustang, Paul Mantz, Tallmantz Aviation
related to Reception · 26
Twelve O'Clock High → After, Air Force Officer Training, Air Force Reserve Officer, An, Aviation Officer Candidate School, Best, Best Films, Bosley Crowther, Coast Guard Officer Candidate, December, February, General Curtis LeMay, He, It, January, Los Angeles, Navy's, New York City, School, Schools
related to Awards and honors · 19
Twelve O'Clock High → Academy Awards, Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Sound Recording, Circle Award, Congress, Dean Jagger, Gregory Peck, In, It, Leading Role, Library, National Board, New York Film Critics, Peck, Registry, Review, Supporting Role, United States National Film
related to External links · 18
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related to Radio and television · 14
Twelve O'Clock High → ABC, At, Ben Gately, Colonel Joseph Anson, Gallagher, General Savage, Gregory Peck, Joe, Lansing, Much, Paul Burke, Robert Lansing, Screen Guild Players, September
related to Historical counterparts of characters · 12
Twelve O'Clock High → Armstrong, Armstrong's Cherokee, Bomb Group, Brigadier General Frank Savage, Brigadier General Newton Longfellow, Colonel Frank, General Savage, Many, Savage, The, Towards, While
related to Meaning of the title · 12
Twelve O'Clock High → B-17, B-17G, Bartlett, Bartlett's, Bendix, Ellen Drew, Enemy, German, Lay, The, This, Thus
Release dates · 2
Twelve O'Clock High → December 21, 1949 (1949-12-21) (Los Angeles), January 26, 1950 (1950-01-26) (New York City)
is a · 2
Twelve O'Clock High → 1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr, high-stakes
Based on · 1
Twelve O'Clock High → Twelve O'Clock High by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr.

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Twelve O'Clock HighBased onTwelve O'Clock High by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr.1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighBox office$3.2 million (U.S. rentals)1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighCinematographyLeon Shamroy1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighDirected byHenry King1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighDistributed by20th Century-Fox1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighEdited byBarbara McLean1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighMusic byAlfred Newman1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighProduced byDarryl F. Zanuck1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighRelease datesDecember 21, 1949 (1949-12-21) (Los Angeles)1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighRelease datesJanuary 26, 1950 (1950-01-26) (New York City)1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighRunning time132 minutes1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighScreenplay byHenry King (uncredited) Sy Bartlett Beirne Lay Jr.1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock HighStarringGregory Peck1.00infobox
Twelve O'Clock Highis a1949 American war film directed by Henry King and based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr0.90text
Twelve O'Clock Highis ahigh-stakes0.90text

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