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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

31/12/1955 (US)Drama, War1h 40m
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He defied the army and navy . . . and they gave him a Court Martial!

Overview

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

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    1. Gary Cooper

      Gary Cooper

      Col. Billy Mitchell

    2. Charles Bickford

      Charles Bickford

      Gen. Jimmy Guthrie

    3. Ralph Bellamy

      Ralph Bellamy

      Congressman Frank R. Reid

    4. Rod Steiger

      Rod Steiger

      Maj. Allan Guillion

    5. Elizabeth Montgomery

      Elizabeth Montgomery

      Margaret Lansdowne

    6. Fred Clark

      Fred Clark

      Col. Moreland

    7. James Daly

      James Daly

      Lt. Col. Herbert White

    8. Jack Lord

      Jack Lord

      Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne

    9. Peter Graves

      Peter Graves

      Capt. Bob Elliott

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Aug 29, 2022

    Gary Cooper is perfectly adequate in this rather dry telling of the court-martial of a pioneering American general who, according to this film anyway, prophesied the hitherto unimaginable rise in importance of air power in conflict as well as predicting that an attack on Hawaii by Japan was likely to succeed against the relatively ill-defended islands. Demoted and posted to an administrative job in Texas, things come to an head when he becomes so frustrated by the intransigence of his army superiors (this is before the USAF existed as a separate entity) that he goes to the press and is subsequ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$3,000,000.00

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