The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Gary Cooper (High Noon) portrays a controversial American hero in this electrifying, true story of one of the most sensational military trials in U.S. history. It is the end of WWI and the birth of aerial warfare. Though airplanes had only been used for reconnaissance, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell has foreseen their deadly power and importance in future combat as bombers and fighter planes. But his superiors in the Army Air Service are blind to his prophecy and when Mitchell begins to campaign to build an armed Air Force against their will, they brand him a traitor and summon him for court-martial. Although the Army attempts to cover up the trial, it becomes an explosive media event that explores the self-serving incompetence of the military and how one man's vision can serve to shape history. The stellar cast includes Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Lord, Peter Graves, Darren McGavin and Fred Clark. Directed by Otto Preminger (Anatomy of a Murder).
Year: 1955
Genre: War and Anti-War Films, Classic Drama, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Montgomery, Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger
Duration: 100 Minutes
Rating: G
7/10
Location in store: War
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