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Heroes, cowards, fighters, braggarts, liars... and what goes on in their hearts!
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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.
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Life-Or-Death SituationsMoral DilemmasHuman Cost Of WarMilitary StrategyLeadership ChallengesEthical ConsiderationsHigh-Stakes DecisionsStrategic Bombing




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Directed by: Sam Wood, Harold Rosson, Sid Sidman
Written by: William Wister Haines
Produced by: Sidney Franklin, Gottfried Reinhardt
Composed by: Miklós Rózsa
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
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