Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Henry King
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox)
Gregory Peck takes over an underachieving bomber squad in the early days of WWII. His hard line military attitude does not sit well with the men, who were accustomed to the more sympathetic approach of their previous commander, leading to almost all of them requesting transfers. Biding for time to win them over, Peck whips them into shape and instills a sense of pride through a series of successful bombing runs. Most of the film takes place on the ground and threatens to become a clinical study of leadership tactics, but a final sortie into Germany which incorporates actual combat footage injects some much needed action.
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