Summary
Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.5
Audience score55%
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for dramas, +6 min on the typical 109
typical 109115Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
1956
September 27, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more14 people
- William HoldenMaj. Lincoln Bond
- Lloyd NolanBrig. Gen. Bill Banner
- Virginia LeithConnie Mitchell
- Charles McGrawCol. 'Mickey' McKee
- Murray HamiltonMaj. Bromo Lee
- Paul FixLt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
- James GarnerLt. Col. Joe Craven
- L.Q. Jones2nd Lt. Sweeney
Karen SteelePolly Craven
Bartlett RobinsonSen. Black
Malcolm AtterburyHank
Ralph MoodyHarvey Gilbert- MMMaura MurphySarah McKee
Carol KellyDebbie
Directing · 4
- Mervyn LeRoy Director, Producer
- Russell Saunders Second Unit Director
- Al Alleborn Assistant Director
- Russell Llewellyn Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Beirne Lay Jr. Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 1
- Mel Dellar Unit Manager
Camera · 3
- Harold Rosson Director of Photography
- Paul Mantz Aerial Director of Photography
- Harold E. Wellman Additional Photography
Editing · 2
- William H. Ziegler Editor
- Thomas Reilly Additional Editor
Sound · 2
- Paul Baron Original Music Composer
- Stanley Jones Sound
Art · 2
- John Beckman Art Direction
- Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Moss Mabry Costume Design
- Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Leo K. Kuter Special Effects
- Hans F. Koenekamp Special Effects
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