Der Kommandeur: Director's Cut
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UPC: 4-010232-010599 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 2
Production Year: 1949
Rating: FSK-16 (Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren)
Running Time: 127 min.
DVD Release: 6/6/2002
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $0.00
Harvey Stovall (Oscar®-Gewinner Dean Jagger) besucht während eines England-Aufenthaltes den alten amerikanischen Militärflugplatz Archbury. Jetzt sind die Rollbahnen mit Gras überwachsen, aber Stovalls Erinnerungen sind noch frisch. Es ist das Jahr 1942. Die 918. Bomber-Gruppe, die täglich mehrere Feindeinsätze fliegt, hat zunehmend höhere Verluste. Die Mannschaft ist demoralisiert und droht zu zerbrechen. Als nach einem Feindflug fünf Flugzeuge mit insgesamt 50 Besatzungsmitgliedern nicht wieder zurückkehren, wird Colonel Davenport (Gary Merrill) des Kommandos enthoben, Brigade-General Savage (Gregory Peck) übernimmt den Befehl über die 918. Gruppe. Savage versucht, sich mit eiserner Disziplin Respekt zu verschaffen, und schreckt auch vor drakonischen Maßnahmen nicht zurück.

Genres
Drama
War


Studios
20th Century Fox
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Subtitles
English
German
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
German Dolby Digital Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital Mono
Cast
Gregory Peck as Beneral Savage
Hugh Marlowe as Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Gary Merrill as Col. Davenport
Millard Mitchell as General Pritchard
Dean Jagger as Major Stovall
Robert Arthur as Sgt. McIlhenny
Paul Stewart as Capt. 'Doc' Kaiser
John Kellogg as Major Cobb
Bob Patten as Lt. Bishop
Lee MacGregor as Lt. Zimmerman
Sam Edwards as Birdwell
Roger Anderson as Interrogation Officer
Joyce Mackenzie as Nurse Lt. in Hospital (uncredited)
Don Hicks as Lt. Wilson (uncredited)
John Zilly as Sgt. Ernie, Gen. Savage's 1st Driver (uncredited)
William Short as Lt. Pettingill, Pilot (uncredited)
Richard Anderson as Lt. McKessen (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin as Capt. Twombley, Chaplain (uncredited)
Kenneth Tobey as Sgt. Keller, Guard at Gate (uncredited)
John McKee as Operations Officer (uncredited)
Campbell Copelin as Mr. Britton (uncredited)
Don Gaudagno as Dwight, Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz as Group Weather Officer (uncredited)
Steven Clark as Clerk in Antique Shop (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte as Clerk (uncredited)
Russ Conway as Operations Officer (uncredited)
Leslie Denison as RAF Officer (uncredited)
Don Gordon as Patient in Base Hospital (uncredited)
Ray Hyke as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
Barry Jones as Lord Haw-Haw, Radio (uncredited, voice)
Harry Lauter as Radio Officer (uncredited)
Paul Picerni as Bombardier (uncredited)
Crew
Direction:
Henry King: Director
Writing:
Sy Bartlett: Original Material By
Beirne Lay, Jr.: Original Material By
Sy Bartlett: Screenwriter
Beirne Lay, Jr.: Screenwriter
Production:
Darryl F. Zanuck: Producer
Cinematography:
Leon Shamroy: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Barbara McLean: Film Editor
Music:
Alfred Newman: Composer
Sound:
W.D.Flick: Sound
Roger Heman: Sound
Art:
Lyle Wheeler: Art Director
Maurice Ransford: Art Director
Ben Nye: Make-up Artist