Command Decision (1948)

Command Decision (1948)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1948-12-23 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
6.4 23 votes
War, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Clark Gable is Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
Walter Pidgeon is Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Van Johnson is Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
Brian Donlevy is Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
Brigadier General Clifton I. Garnet
Charles Bickford is Elmer Brockhurst
Elmer Brockhurst
John Hodiak is Col. Edward Rayton Martin
Col. Edward Rayton Martin
Edward Arnold is Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Congressman Arthur Malcolm
Marshall Thompson is Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Capt. George Washington Bellpepper Lee
Richard Quine is Maj. George Rockton
Maj. George Rockton
Cameron Mitchell is Lt. Ansel Goldberg
Lt. Ansel Goldberg
Clinton Sundberg is Maj. Homer V. Prescott
Maj. Homer V. Prescott
Ray Collins is Maj. Desmond Lansing
Maj. Desmond Lansing
Warner Anderson is Col. Earnest Haley
Col. Earnest Haley
John McIntire is Maj. Belding Davis
Maj. Belding Davis
Moroni Olsen is Congressman Stone
Congressman Stone
John Ridgely is James Carwood
James Carwood
Michael Steele is Capt. Lucius Malcolm Jenks
Capt. Lucius Malcolm Jenks
Edward Earle is Congressman Watson
Congressman Watson
Mack Williams is Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson
Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson
James Millican is Maj. Garrett Davenport
Maj. Garrett Davenport
John Cannon is Officer (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)