Command Decision

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1476 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Wood

Genres:

War Drama

Cast:

Clark Gable Walter Pidgeon Van Johnson Brian Donlevy

Writer:

William R. Laidlaw (screenplay)

George Froeschel (screenplay)

William Wister Haines (play)

Fullplot:

General Dennis of the US Force in England in World War II finds that he must order his planes deeper and deeper into Germany to prevent the production of military jet planes that will turn the tide of battle to the Germans. He must fight congressmen, and his own chain of command to win the political battle before he can send his planes out. His problem is complicated by a very narrow window of good weather necessary to allow his effort to be successful. Adapted from a stage play, it attempts to look at the challenges of command in the political arena.

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