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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.
Original Release
12/22/1955
US Release
12/22/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Cooper | Col. Billy Mitchell |
| Charles Bickford | Gen. Jimmy Guthrie |
| Ralph Bellamy | Congressman Frank R. Reid |
| Rod Steiger | Maj. Allan Guillion |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Margaret Lansdowne |
| Fred Clark | Col. Moreland |
| James Daly | Lt. Col. Herbert White |
| Jack Lord | Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne |
| Peter Graves | Capt. Bob Elliott |
| Darren McGavin | Capt. Russ Peters |
Directors
Writers
Milton Sperling, Emmet Lavery, Ben Hecht, Dalton Trumbo, Michael Wilson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Cooper | Col. Billy Mitchell |
| Charles Bickford | Gen. Jimmy Guthrie |
| Ralph Bellamy | Congressman Frank R. Reid |
| Rod Steiger | Maj. Allan Guillion |
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Margaret Lansdowne |
| Fred Clark | Col. Moreland |
| James Daly | Lt. Col. Herbert White |
| Jack Lord | Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne |
| Peter Graves | Capt. Bob Elliott |
| Darren McGavin | Capt. Russ Peters |
| Robert F. Simon | Adm. Gage |
| Charles Dingle | Sen. Fullerton / Senator Fullerton |
| Dayton Lummis | Gen. Douglas MacArthur |
| Tom McKee | Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker |
| Stephen Roberts | Maj. Carl Spaatz |
| Herbert Heyes | General John J. Pershing |
| Robert Brubaker | Major H.H. Arnold |
| Phil Arnold | Fiorello La Guardia / Fiorello LaGuardia |
| Ian Wolfe | President Calvin Coolidge |
| Will Wright | Adm. William S. Sims / Admiral William S. Sims |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Milton Sperling | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Nominated |
