Command Decision

1h 52min

War

Drama

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

Clark Gable

Brigadier General K.C. 'Casey' Dennis
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
Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Maj. George Rockton
Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Lt. Ansel Goldberg
Clinton Sundberg

Clinton Sundberg

Maj. Homer V. Prescott
Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Maj. Desmond Lansing
Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Col. Earnest Haley
John McIntire

John McIntire

Maj. Belding Davis
Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Congressman Stone
John Ridgely

John Ridgely

James Carwood
Michael Steele

Michael Steele

Capt. Lucius Malcolm Jenks
Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Congressman Watson
Mack Williams

Mack Williams

Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson
James Millican

James Millican

Maj. Garrett Davenport
John Cannon

John Cannon

Officer (uncredited)

Release date

23rd Dec 1948

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English