War / Drama /

Score: 64%( 23 votes )

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.

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

Warner Anderson
Col. Earnest Haley

John McIntire
Maj. Belding Davis

Moroni Olsen
Congressman Stone

John Ridgely
James Carwood

Michael Steele
Capt. Lucius Malcolm Jenks

Edward Earle
Congressman Watson

Mack Williams
Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson

James Millican
Maj. Garrett Davenport

John Cannon
Officer (uncredited)