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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, War Violence Movie Release: 1949 DVD Release: 06/05/2007 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 4 Genres: War, War Drama, Combat Films See Also: Twelve O'Clock High [Fullscreen], Twelve O'Clock High

How much can a man give? When the U.S. 8th Army Air Force 918th Bombardment group is ordered on their fourth harrowing mission in four hard days, Brigadier General Frank Savage (Gregory Peck) demands "maximum effort." The bombers are forced to fly lower, to fly farther, and to test themselves -- overspent and fatigued -- right up until death's door. When their dedicated colonel speaks out in their defense, Savage mercilessly takes over command -- an officer should not sympathize with his men. The Brigadier General will compel the 918th to stop pitying itself and to hone its morale in the face of danger. Yet, as the men grow colder due to Savage's orders and the missions bring them closer to their crucial German targets, the officer learns the practical impossibility of raising the confidence of young men while also sending them to their deaths. He begins to understand that it is the burden of command that makes even the toughest leader sympathetic. Eventually caring for his men above all else, it is Savage who is forced to carry the hardships of "maximum effort" -- asking himself, how much can a man take? ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide

Gregory Peck - Gen. Frank Savage
Hugh Marlowe - Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Gary Merrill - Col. Keith Davenport
Millard Mitchell - General Pritchard
Dean Jagger - Major Harvey Stovall
Robert Arthur - Sergeant McIllhenny