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Command Decision (1948)
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, Brian Donlevy
Runtime112 min
RatingNR
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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.
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Command Decision (1948), directed by Sam Wood, is a critically acclaimed war drama that explores the moral dilemmas faced by high-ranking officers as they decide whether to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters, despite the extremely high casualties the mission will cost. The film received positive reviews from critics and is considered an important examination of the difficult choices made during wartime.
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Command Decision from 1948 offers a gripping depiction of the moral dilemmas faced by high-ranking military officers during wartime, led by a powerful ensemble cast including Clark Gable. Director Sam Wood's meticulous approach brings a heightened sense of realism to the film's exploration of the human costs of strategic decision-making.
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Command Decision is a 1949 war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Brian Donlevy, and directed by Sam Wood, based on the 1948 stage play of the same name written by William Wister Haines, which he based on his best-selling 1947 novel. The screenplay for the film was written by George Froeschel and William R. Laidlaw. Haines' play ran on Broadway for almost a year beginning in October 1947.
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