Command Decision Movie Review 1948

Upon realizing he must send his men on missions-of-no-return to destroy German jet production, Gable's WWII flight commander becomes tactically at odds with his political superior, Pidgeon (who's not keen to have his precision bombing plans placed in an unflattering light). Based on the stage hit by William Wister Haines, it's a late war pic by Wood, who earlier directed such diverse efforts as "A Night at the Opera," "The Devil and Miss Jones," and "Our Town." Vintage war-is-hell actioner.

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Available on VHS
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, World War II, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

George Froeschel, William Wister Haines, William R. Laidlaw

Cast

Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, Brian Donlevy, Charles Bickford, John Hodiak, Ray Collins, Edward Earle, Sam Flint, Warner Anderson, Don Haggerty, Henry Hall, Alvin Hammer, Holmes Herbert

Cinematography

Harold Rosson

Director

Sam Wood

Music

Miklos Rozsa

Producer

MGM, Sidney Franklin