Command Decision
1948 · Movie · NR · 112 min · ★ 6.6 · 77% critics
High-ranking officers face a hard choice in World War II: whether to push ahead with a bombing mission against German jet fighter factories, knowing the attack could cost many lives. As pressure builds from politics and the press, the men must weigh strategy against the human price of war.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (24 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tense war dramas about tough command choices and moral pressure, with strong acting and conversation-driven conflict; Not for you if you want lots of action or a faster-moving story, though it may appeal to fans of Twelve O'Clock High or Air Force.
Pros: gripping wartime dilemma; strong performances; thoughtful dialogue | Cons: talk-heavy pace; stagebound feel; dated structure
Themes
- world war ii
- fighter pilot
- air force
Cast & crew
Clark Gable
as Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
Walter Pidgeon
as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Van Johnson
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
Brian Donlevy
as Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
Charles Bickford
as Elmer Brockhurst
John Hodiak
as Col. Edward Rayton Martin
Edward Arnold
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Marshall Thompson
as Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Richard Quine
as Maj. George Rockton
Cameron Mitchell
as Lt. Ansel Goldberg
Directed by Sam Wood