Command Decision
Heroes, cowards, fighters, braggarts, liars... and what goes on in their hearts!
1948 · 1h 52m · Passed
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Sam Wood
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Sam Wood Director
- 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
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