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12 O'Clock High

Discussion in 'WWII Films & TV' started by Jim, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. Jim

    Jim Active Member

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    The comment below was taken from the IMDB. If you have seen this Movie and have a comment then please feel free to add it.

    In writing reviews for IMDb, I have begun to notice just how many exceptional movies Gregory Peck did. Yes, I know he made a few stinkers (such as Days of Glory and Boys From Brazil), but look at all the great movies he did--3 of the best Westerns ever made (The Big Country, The Gunfighter and Yellow Sky), some dandy dramas (To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear) and two of the best war pictures of all time (The Guns of Navarone and this movie, Twelve O'Clock High).

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    Twelve O'Clock High is exceptional in every way. It is very similar to the excellent movie Command Decision, but goes deeper into the emotional and psychological cost of commanding the bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. Whereas Gable is all alone and hated in Command Decision, Peck goes a step further and actually goes on bombing runs with his men--only to become deeply scarred emotionally in the process. As a result, this movie is a fantastic look at the psychological effects of war--something that only rarely gets addressed in war movies.
     
  2. tongyun

    tongyun New Member

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    It's been a long time since I had seen this movie in its entirety. The last time I saw it was while working on my MBA. Our instructor used it as an example of when a manager needs to be managed. I found it to be an interesting approaching to teaching management skills.
     
  3. History-buff1944

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    Another great Gregory Peck movie. I have one one shot from this movie which shows him in flight gear and is probably the most produced shot from the movie.
     

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