1949 · 132 min · NR

Twelve O'Clock High

Name: Twelve O'Clock High
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Released: 1949
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger

Directed by Henry King · War, Action, Drama

Twelve O'Clock High (1949) is a War film, directed by Henry King set in England during the 1940s. It runs 132 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of war's cost play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Alfred Newman

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Cast

Gregory PeckHugh MarloweGary MerrillMillard MitchellDean JaggerRobert ArthurPaul StewartJohn Kellogg

The world of this film

Setting

Where

England

Setting

Rural

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

War's Cost

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

Tense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Twelve O'Clock High

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

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