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Command Decision

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At an American air base on English soil, Brigadier General K.C. Dennis (Clark Gable) commands a group of B-17 bombers that run missions over Nazi Germany. Having suffered severe losses on several recent missions and with some of the men under his command getting into scrapes with the military police, Dennis is under increasing pressure to explain his mounting casualty rates to both a cynical war correspondent (Charles Bickford) and a visiting congressman (Edward Arnold).

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Bob Thomas Associated Press 06/20/2019
High-gear entertainment. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 06/13/2008
5/5
Strong MGM WWII drama with large star roster, serious story. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/13/2007
B-
Chatty and sometimes gripping but always crisp WW II drama. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/29/2005
3/5
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Steve D 06/06/2023 Powerful and with a fantastic cast. See more Billy L 01/06/2023 1948... Just a 4 years prior Gable was with the 351st Bomb Group out of RAF Polebrook as a aerial Gunner on B-17's. He won the Air Medal and DFC..They dont make them like that anymore. See more Ethan T 02/07/2021 Interesting themes and Gable is magnetic as you would expect. Just got weighed down and there was a real in-and-out feeling in terms of the attention level that the film demanded. Definitely potential in exploring the horrors of war and their effects on generals removed from the physical conflict, but one cannot help but feel that this film could have been shorter and been rendered more effective. See more 02/16/2020 Absolutely gripping, tense. Love this movie, well put together. Give it a spin. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 11/15/2018 Command Decision is an excellent film. It is about Army generals struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing the German factories. Clark Gable and Walter Pidgeon give fantastic performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Sam Wood did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and adventure. Command Decision is a must see. See more 08/06/2014 An excellent film. Some of Walter Pidgeon's dialog had me literally leaning forward in my seat. See more Read all reviews
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Sam Wood

Director

Clark Gable

Brig. Gen. K.C. "Casey" Dennis

Walter Pidgeon

Maj. Gen. Roland Goodlow Kane

Van Johnson

Tech. Sgt. Immanuel T. Evans

Brian Donlevy

Brig. Gen. Clifton I. Garnet

Charles Bickford

Elmer Brockhurst
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Synopsis At an American air base on English soil, Brigadier General K.C. Dennis (Clark Gable) commands a group of B-17 bombers that run missions over Nazi Germany. Having suffered severe losses on several recent missions and with some of the men under his command getting into scrapes with the military police, Dennis is under increasing pressure to explain his mounting casualty rates to both a cynical war correspondent (Charles Bickford) and a visiting congressman (Edward Arnold).
Director
Sam Wood
Producer
Sidney Franklin
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 1948, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 52m
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