

21/12/1949
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

Gregory Peck
as Brigadier General Frank Savage

Hugh Marlowe
as Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately

Gary Merrill
as Colonel Keith Davenport

Millard Mitchell
as Major General Patrick Pritchard

Dean Jagger
as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall

Robert Arthur
as Sergeant McIllhenny

Paul Stewart
as Major "Doc" Kaiser (flight surgeon)

John Kellogg
as Major Cobb

Robert Patten
as Lieutenant Bishop

Lee MacGregor
as Lieutenant Zimmerman

Sam Edwards
as Lieutenant Birdwell

Roger Anderson
as Interrogation Officer

Lawrence Dobkin
as Captain Twombley, group chaplain

Paul Picerni
as Bombardier

Harry Lauter
as Radio officer

Barry Jones
as Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)

Don Gordon
as First patient in base hospital

Kenneth Tobey
as Sgt. Keller

Patrick Whyte
as Clerk

Peter Ortiz
as Weather Observer
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