CinemaOSMovie · 1948 · 1h 52m · NR
Command Decision

Heroes, cowards, fighters, braggarts, liars... and what goes on in their hearts!

66%(25)IMDbWarDramaAction

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.

Directed bySam Wood

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
EN
Released
December 23, 1948
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Command Decision (1948) Official Trailer - Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon War Movie HD

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Major General Roland Goodlow Kane

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Elmer Brockhurst

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

Col. Edward Rayton Martin

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Congressman Arthur Malcolm

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee

Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Maj. George Rockton

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Lt. Ansel Goldberg

Creative team
Directed by
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Written by
William R. Laidlaw
George Froeschel
Produced by
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin

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