Command Decision
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66% Critic Match

Command Decision

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

6.6 / 10 1948 1h 52mNR English
WarDramaAction

Storyline

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 & Crew

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Wood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Command Decision is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker