Gregory Peck received a Best Actor Oscar® nomination for his powerful performance in this thrilling war drama. After the 918 Bomb Group suffers devastating losses during World War II, Brigadier General Frank Savage (Peck) is sent to take command of the unit. Although at first his men resent the tough disciplinarian, he ultimately becomes personally involved in their wellbeing.
Americans went to the movies this weekend, and did so in droves, which proves once again just how ideologically dishonest, brain-dead, and professionally compromised the entertainment media are.