Movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Overview
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-12-31
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, United States Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Col. Billy Mitchell
- Charles Bickford as Gen. Jimmy Guthrie
- Ralph Bellamy as Congressman Frank R. Reid
- Rod Steiger as Maj. Allan Guillion
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Margaret Lansdowne
- Fred Clark as Col. Moreland
- James Daly as Lt. Col. Herbert White
- Jack Lord as Lt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne
- Peter Graves as Capt. Bob Elliott
- Darren McGavin as Capt. Russ Peters
- Robert F. Simon as Admiral Gage
- Charles Dingle as Senator Fullerton
Crew
- Otto Preminger - Director
- Emmet Lavery - Screenplay
- Milton Sperling - Screenplay
- Milton Sperling - Story
- Emmet Lavery - Story
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